Portrait - Engraving of George Washington by William E. Marshall,1862


1862 (Date manufactured/created)
Paper, wooden frame
21 inches H X 21 7/8 inches W
Engraving of George Washington in a wooden frame featuring a gilt edge, H: 21 W: 16 1/2 (sight); H: 26 3/4" W: 21 7/8" in frame. This engraving is considered the finest steel engravings of the president ever created. This engraving was completed by William E. Marshall in 1862, ("American Engravers Upon Copper and Steel", Vol 1) from the original painting of George Washington by Gilbert Stuart. This portrait is believed to be the first item ever acquired by the Madison Historical Society, which was founded in 1917. 
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