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A half-length portrait of George Washington, framed by an oval recess in a stone wall; recess encircled by a wreath of oak leaves; on the keystone is a neo-classical male mask.
portraits
etchings (prints)
etching (corroding)
etching (printing process)
keystones
Neoclassical
oak leaf (motif)
wreaths (costume accessories)
Picture
Portrait
Etched
Mask
Leaf
Keystone
Wreath
Neoclassical
Portrait
Labels: cream colored paper label numbered ""153"" in black; recent white paper label inscribed ""SPNEA/Fogg Art Museum/LOAN FOR EXAMINATION/TL 22332.4""
Washington, George, 1732-1799
Original to Rundlet-May House (Portsmouth, N.H.),
Peale, Rembrandt, 1778-1860
19 x 15.125 (HxW) (inches)
Gift of Ralph May
1971.466
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