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Artist
Unidentified Artist
Publisher
William Annesley, 1768 - 1848
Sitter
George Washington, 22 Feb 1732 - 14 Dec 1799
Date
1796
Type
Silhouette
Medium
Engraved silhouette on paper
Dimensions
Sheet: 23 × 18.1 cm (9 1/16 × 7 1/8")
Topic
George Washington: Male
George Washington: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Revolutionary War
George Washington: Politics and Government\Statesman\Colonial statesman
George Washington: Natural Resource Occupations\Agriculturist\Farmer
George Washington: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\General
George Washington: Politics and Government\President of US
George Washington: Science and Technology\Surveyor
George Washington: Congressional Gold Medal
Portrait
Place
United States\Massachusetts\Suffolk\Boston
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution