Detail View: JCB Archive of Early American Images: Genl. Washington.
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Accession number:
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9128
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Record number:
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9128-1
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JCB call number:
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A44b
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Image title:
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Genl. Washington.
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Creator 1:
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Elkanah Tisdale
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Creator 1 dates:
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1768-1835
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Creator 1 role:
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Sc.
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Place image published:
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[New York]
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Image publisher:
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[Charles Smith]
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Image date:
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[1797]
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Image function:
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frontispiece
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Technique:
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engraving
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Image dimension height:
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19.2 cm. (platemark)
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Image dimension width:
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11 cm. (platemark)
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Page dimension height:
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20.3 cm.
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Page dimension width:
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12 cm.
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Materials medium:
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ink
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Materials support:
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paper
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Languages:
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English
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Description:
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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.
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Source creator:
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Smith, Charles, 1768-1808
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Source Title:
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The American war, from 1775 to 1783, with plans
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Source place of publication:
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New-York
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Source publisher:
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Printed for C. Smith, bookseller and stationer, no. 51, Maiden Lane
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Source date:
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1797
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notes:
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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.
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Time Period:
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1751-1800
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Owner and copyright:
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©John Carter Brown Library, Box 1894, Brown University, Providence, R.I. 02912
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geographic area:
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North America
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Subject Area:
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Portraits
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Subject headings:
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United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783
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Subject headings:
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Washington, George, 1732-1799--Portraits
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