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Ralph Ludwig Boyer

Washington Assumes Command

Description

Maker

Ralph Ludwig Boyer (American, 1879-1952), designer
George Washington Memorial Association, Inc. (American, ca. 1932), publisher

Title

Washington Assumes Command
The Bicentennial Pageant of George Washington

Year

1932

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

etching

Supports

Dimensions

25.2 x 37.8 cm (9 15/16 x 14 7/8 inches) (plate)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Original--Recto:numbered in pencil below platemark on left:8; signed on right:RL BoyerVerso:in pencil in LR:Washington Assumes Command/original etching by Ralph Boyer/The Commander-in-Chief, accompanied by/his guard of honor, the polished First/City Troop of Philadelphia, faces the/small untrained patriots comprising his/new command

Marks: Watermarks:initials GWin a circle and shield with stars and stripes on it and an eagle over it

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Edward S. Brackett, Jr.

Object Number

56.041.9

Type

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Ralph Ludwig Boyer (American, 1879-1952), designer
George Washington Memorial Association, Inc. (American, ca. 1932), publisher
Washington Assumes Command; The Bicentennial Pageant of George Washington, 1932
etching
25.2 x 37.8 cm (9 15/16 x 14 7/8 inches) (plate)
Gift of Edward S. Brackett, Jr. 56.041.9

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