Lot Details
Lot 140
[WASHINGTON, GEORGE] Four large engraved portraits of Washington, in matching frames.
Comprising: G. Washington. New York: Bacchia, circa 1852. Hand-colored mezzotint after Peter Frederick Rothermel, engraved by Alexander Hay Ritchie, visible area 29 x 20 inches (74 x 51 cm); matted and framed. Some spotting to lower margin but fine overall; George Washington. Mezzotint engraving after the Landsdowne portrait, circa 1801 but the imprint obscured, visible area 27 1/2 x 20 inches (70 x 50 cm); matted and framed. Worn with visible creases, tears and a small stain; MARSHALL, WILLIAM E. [Portrait of George Washington]. A pencil signed engraved bust-length portrait of Washington after the original painting by Gilbert Stuart in the Boston Athenaeum, visible area 16 1/2 x 13 1/2 inches (42 x 34 cm), matted and framed. Light toning in margin; and a [Portrait of Washington set within a classical medallion]. A large engraving depicting Washington in profile set within a classical medallion, pencil signed "Hart" at lower left, visible area 25 x 17 cm (64 x 43 cm), matted and framed. Light soiling and one short tear in the margin. No item examined out of frame and the lot sold as is.
C Private Collection of Barbara and Ira Lipman
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