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His Excel: G: Washington Esq: L.L.D. Late commander in chief of the armies of the U.S. of America & president of the Convention of 1787 / painted & engrav'd by C.W. Peale.

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His Excel: G: Washington Esq: L.L.D. Late commander in chief of the armies of the U.S. of America & president of the Convention of 1787 / painted & engrav'd by C.W. Peale.

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Print shows George Washington, head-and-shoulders portrait, in uniform, facing slightly right; in oval.
Gift; Jane Bethune Craig Hawkins, great granddaughter of Genl. John Neville 4th Virginia and wife of Genl. John P. Hawkins, U.S. Army; 1913.

Letter accompanying object that describes provenance: LC-DIG-ppmsca-17516.
Typescript letter accompanying both pieces, John P. Hawkins to the Librarian of Congress, Indianapolis, Sept. 29, 1913: LC-DIG-ppmsca-17517.
Baker, 1
Hart, 3b
Published in: Eyes of the nation : a visual history of the United States / Vincent Virga and curators of the Library of Congress ; historical commentary by Alan Brinkley. New York : Knopf, 1997.
Published in: The American Revolution in drawings and prints; a checklist of 1765-1790 graphics in the Library of Congress / Compiled by Donald H. Cresswell, with a foreword by Sinclair H. Hitchings. Washington : [For sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. Govt. Print. Off.], 1975, no. 224.
Exhibited in: "Creating the U.S." Library of Congress, Washington, D.C., 2008.

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01/01/1787
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Peale, Charles Willson, 1741-1827, engraver
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