George Washington after Gilbert Stuart - Original Steel Engraving - c.1860

Portrait of George Washington set within a rocaille cartouche, engraved on steel after Gilbert Stuart's celebrated canvas. Lettered below "From the Original Painting by Stuart" and bearing the imprint of The London Printing and Publishing Company, a London house active around 1850-1870.

Medium: Steel engraving
Artist / after: Gilbert Stuart (1755-1828), painter of the original portrait
Date: c. 1850-1870
Source: The London Printing and Publishing Company, London
Dimensions: Sheet 7.0 x 10.7 in (17.7 x 27.2 cm)
Condition: Good. Clean paper, with slight cockling and light oxidation at the edges; verso free of any significant staining.