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George Washington, (painting). Artist:  Peale, Charles Willson, 1741-1827, painter. Title:  George Washington, (painting). Dates:  1776. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Oil on canvas. Dimensions:  44 x 38 5/16 in. (111.7 x 97.3 cm) Description:  Three-quarter-length portrait of George Washington as commander in chief of the Continental army. He stands with his left hand tucked in his vest, his right hand resting on a walking stick. A sword hangs from his left side. He is in uniform. Subject:  Portrait male -- Washington, George -- Knee length Occupation -- Political -- President Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform Object Type:  Painting Owner:  Brooklyn Museum, 200 Eastern Parkway, Brooklyn, New York 11238 Accession Number: 34.1178 Provenance:  Formerly in the collection of Hancock, John, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Nichols, Thaddeus, 1863. Cheever, Anna Nichols, Whiteside, Adele Cheever, Pine Orchard, Connecticut References:  "American Paintings in the Brooklyn Museum: artists born by 1876," Brooklyn: Brooklyn Museum, 2006, pg. 841. Carbone, Teresa A., "An American view: masterpieces from the Brooklyn Museum," Brooklyn, N.Y.: Brooklyn Museum 2006, pg. 26. "The Brooklyn Museum, American Paintings," Brooklyn: Brooklyn Museum, 1979. Coll. Handbook, 1967. Sellers, Charles Coleman, "Portraits and miniatures by Charles Willson Peale," (Transactions of the American Philosophical Society, new ser., vol. 42, pt. 1) Philadelphia: American Philosophical Society, 1952, No. 896. Illustration:  Image on file. "American Paintings in the Brooklyn Museum: artists born by 1876," Brooklyn: Brooklyn Museum, 2006, pl. 10. Carbone, Teresa A., "An American view: masterpieces from the Brooklyn Museum," Brooklyn, N.Y.: Brooklyn Museum 2006, pg. 27. "The Brooklyn Museum, American Paintings," Brooklyn: Brooklyn Museum, 1979, pg. 90. Note:  The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide. Repository:  Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012 Control Number:  IAP 35680003   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Paintings 35680003 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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