[WASHINGTON, George (1732-1799)] -- [WASHINGTON, Martha (1731-1802)]. A group of engraved portraits of George and Martha Washington, comprising:
Sale 1005 - American Historical Ephemera & Photography
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Mar 1, 2022
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[WASHINGTON, George (1732-1799)] -- [WASHINGTON, Martha (1731-1802)]. A group of engraved portraits of George and Martha Washington, comprising:
HOLLOWAY, Thomas. C. Forster, publisher. After Joseph Wright. General Washington. Line engraving, 1792. Baker 87, Hart 167. -- TISDALE, Elkanah, engraver. After Archibald Robertson. Genl. Washington. Line engraving, 1796. For SMITH, Charles. The Monthly Military Repository. Vol. 1, New York, 1796. Baker 173, Hart 248. -- ROGER, Barthelemy Joseph Fulevan, engraver. After Marchioness de Bréhan. Stipple engraving, 1801. Baker 113; Hart 207. -- STEEL, James W., engraver. After Charles Wilson Peale. Washington in 1772. Line engraving, ca 1833. Baker 36; Hart 14. -- TARDIEU, Alexandre, engraver. After Jean Antoine Houdon. G. Washington. Line engraving, n.d. Similar to Baker 108 and Hart 193, without 4 lines of verse. -- And 5 others, together 10 engravings, images 73/109 x 192/165, on laid and wove paper, with margins, some toning, occasional spotting, short marginal tears.
[With:] LONGACRE, James Barton (1794-1869), engraver. after Robertson. Mrs. Martha Washington. 2 engravings, n.d., images 87/112 x 107/136 mm, on wove paper, with margins, some toning.
[Also with:] The Alexandria Daily Gazette, Commercial & Political. 2 issues (incomplete run). Alexandria, VA, 1812. Folio (11 3/4 x 19 1/8 in.). 2 issues Vol. XII, No. 3733, 27 August 1812; Vol. XII, No. 3735, 29 August 1812. Each illustrated with portrait of Washington on masthead. (Toned, dampstain to upper right).
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