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Source Description
This miniature may depict George Washington. Unusually for a miniature this portrait is painted on wood. When it entered the Fink collection it was attributed to James Peale, and was purchased from one of the artist's descendents.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
11717
label
George Washington (?)
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obj
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object
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2
Source metadata
id
11717
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
George Washington (?)
description
This miniature may depict George Washington. Unusually for a miniature this portrait is painted on wood. When it entered the Fink collection it was attributed to James Peale, and was purchased from one of the artist's descendents.
provenance
Joseph Peale, before 1914, by inheritance; Ernest Lee Parker, 1932 [mode of acquisition unknown]; Ehrich Galleries, New York, 1932; Erskine Hewitt, 1938 [mode of acquisition unknown]; A.J. Fink, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; A.J. Fink Foundation Inc., Baltimore, [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1963, by gift.
date
1785-1815
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Miniatures
miniatures (paintings)
portraits
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2
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2
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
7.9
height
10.2
dimensionsRaw
H excluding frame: 3 1/8 x W: 4 in. (7.94 x 10.16 cm); Framed H: 3 7/8 x W: 3 3/4 in. (9.84 x 9.53 cm)
Source extras
inscriptions
[Inscription] On reverse: Portrait of / General George Washington / Painted by Peale
med
oil on panel
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6184
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EAN
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2344
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1
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photo
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no
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2
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photo
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9e2c54888eccaccc
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no