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Stock# 92740
Description
Finely engraved portrait of General George Washington, published in London by James Heath.
Heath's image is drawn from Gilbert Stuart's 1797 portrait of Washington. Heath copied this image without permission from the Stuart portrait then owned by the Marquess of Lansdowne (the famed "Lansdowne portrait"). Adding to the insult, he miscredited the artist as "Gabriel Stuart."
At least three plates were made under Heath's name, this being the second, with the painting's owner spelled "Lansdown."
Provenance
On the back of the print, an early ink gift inscription reads: "Presented to Danl. D. Bradford by his affectionate mother. 1823"
Condition Description
A clean dark impression, but with some retouched abrasion to Washington's face.
Reference
Hart 286.
