COLLECTION NAME:
JCB Archive of Early American Images
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JCB Archive of Early American Images
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Accession number:
9128
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9128
Accession number
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Record number:
9128-1
record_number
9128-1
Record number
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JCB call number:
A44b
jcb_call_no
A44b
JCB call number
false
Image title:
Genl. Washington.
image_title
Genl. Washington.
Image title
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Creator 1:
Elkanah Tisdale
creator1
Elkanah Tisdale
Creator 1
false
Creator 1 dates:
1768-1835
creator1_dates
1768-1835
Creator 1 dates
false
Creator 1 role:
Sc.
creator1_role
Sc.
Creator 1 role
false
Place image published:
[New York]
place_image_published
[New York]
Place image published
false
Image publisher:
[Charles Smith]
image_publisher
[Charles Smith]
Image publisher
false
Image date:
[1797]
image_date
[1797]
Image date
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Image function:
frontispiece
image_function
frontispiece
Image function
false
Technique:
engraving
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engraving
Technique
false
Image dimension height:
19.2 cm. (platemark)
image_dimensions_height
19.2 cm. (platemark)
Image dimension height
false
Image dimension width:
11 cm. (platemark)
image_dimensions_width
11 cm. (platemark)
Image dimension width
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Page dimension height:
20.3 cm.
page_dimensions_height
20.3 cm.
Page dimension height
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Page dimension width:
12 cm.
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12 cm.
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Materials medium:
ink
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ink
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Materials support:
paper
materials_support
paper
Materials support
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Languages:
English
languages
English
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Description:
Portrait of General George Washington in military attire. Includes a vignette of Washington taking command of the American army at Cambridge, Massachusetts, July 3, 1775.
description
Portrait of General George Washington in military attire. Includes a vignette of Washington taking command of the American army at Cambridge, Massachusetts, July 3, 1775.
Description
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Source creator:
Smith, Charles, 1768-1808
source_creator
Smith, Charles, 1768-1808
Source creator
false
Source Title:
The American war, from 1775 to 1783, with plans
source_title
The American war, from 1775 to 1783, with plans
Source Title
false
Source place of publication:
New-York
source_place_of_publication
New-York
Source place of publication
false
Source publisher:
Printed for C. Smith, bookseller and stationer, no. 51, Maiden Lane
source_publisher
Printed for C. Smith, bookseller and stationer, no. 51, Maiden Lane
Source publisher
false
Source date:
1797
source_date
1797
Source date
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notes:
Washington was first appointed commander-in-chief of the Continental army in June 1775. His first assignment was to Cambridge, Massachusetts, where he took command of the army on July 3, 1775.
notes
Washington was first appointed commander-in-chief of the Continental army in June 1775. His first assignment was to Cambridge, Massachusetts, where he took command of the army on July 3, 1775.
notes
false
Time Period:
1751-1800
time_period
1751-1800
Time Period
false
Owner and copyright:
©John Carter Brown Library, Box 1894, Brown University, Providence, R.I. 02912
owner_and_copyright
©John Carter Brown Library, Box 1894, Brown University, Providence, R.I. 02912
Owner and copyright
false
geographic area:
North America
geographic_areas
North America
geographic area
false
Subject Area:
Portraits
subject_groups
Portraits
Subject Area
false
Subject headings:
United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783
subject_heads
United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783
Subject headings
false
Subject headings:
Washington, George, 1732-1799--Portraits
subject_heads
Washington, George, 1732-1799--Portraits
Subject headings
false