Washington Assumes Command (cancelled plate from the portfolio ​“The Bicentennial Pageant of George Washington”)

Ralph Ludwig Boyer, Washington Assumes Command (cancelled plate from the portfolio "The Bicentennial Pageant of George Washington"), ca. 1932, etching from cancelled plate on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Herbert Brook, 1983.75.22
Ralph Ludwig Boyer, Washington Assumes Command (cancelled plate from the portfolio "The Bicentennial Pageant of George Washington"), ca. 1932, etching from cancelled plate on paper, plate: 10 in. x 14 7⁄8 in. (25.4 x 37.8 cm) sheet: 14 3⁄4 x 19 1⁄2 in. (37.5 x 49.5 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Herbert Brook, 1983.75.22

Artwork Details

Title
Washington Assumes Command (cancelled plate from the portfolio ​“The Bicentennial Pageant of George Washington”)
Artist
Date
ca. 1932
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
plate: 10 in. x 14 7⁄8 in. (25.4 x 37.8 cm) sheet: 14 3⁄4 x 19 1⁄2 in. (37.5 x 49.5 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Herbert Brook
Mediums Description
etching from cancelled plate on paper
Classifications
Subjects
  • Portrait male — Washington, George
  • History — United States — Revolution
  • Dress — uniform — military uniform
  • Occupation — military
  • Figure group
Object Number
1983.75.22
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1983.75.22

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