American Steel Engraving of George Washington in Orig. Gilt Starred Frame C 1800

Pair of American oil on canvas portraits in the original floral gilt frames and stretchers. South Carolina, Late 18th century. Signed Dr. Anthony Hemingway on re-verso.

Italian oval oil on board gilt carved wood portrait of a gentleman in the original floral and berry frame, 18th century.

Presented is a handsome engraved portrait of George Washington by artist H. B. Hall. This engraving was published in New York, in a limited edition of 125 impressions. The engraving is based on a painting by William Birch Gilbert Stuart, a small miniature in enamel, completed in 1796. Birch painted Washington from life in his office in Philadelphia, by the request of I. G. Van Staphorst, Esqr. of Amsterdam. In the small portrait, Washington is depicted in a head and shoulders pose, facing right. He wears a dark coat and vest and a white shirt and ruffled cravat. The father of our country, George Washington was the commander in chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War (1775-83) and served two terms as the first United States president...

By French painter and printmaker Pierre Bouillon. Plate from Musée des antiques, dessiné et gravé par P. Bouillon, avec des notices explicatives par J....