Image

Sears Gallagher

Washington on his Mission to the Ohio,

Description

Maker

Title

Washington on his Mission to the Ohio

Medium

etching

Materials/Techniques

Materials

Techniques

Supports

Dimensions

32.7 x 22.7 cm (12 7/8 x 8 15/16 inches) (plate)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Original--Recto:signed in pencil under platemark on left:Sears Gallagher; numbered under platemark on right and in UL of sheet:3Verso:in pencil in LR:Washington on his Mission to the Ohio/original etching by Sears Gallagher/Major Washington and his companion, Giot, leaving Fort Le Boeuf, after/delivering Dinviddies/message to the French.In Plate--In LR:SGinscribed in a circle

Marks: Watermarks:shield with three stars on it and two stripes, with a bird over the top and a circle with initialsGW (?).

Type

Credit

Gift of Edward S. Brackett, Jr.

Object Number

56.041.6

About

Washington on his Mission to the Ohio
The Bicentennial Pageant of George Washington

Original--Recto:signed in pencil under platemark on left:Sears Gallagher; numbered under platemark on right and in UL of sheet:3Verso:in pencil in LR:Washington on his Mission to the Ohio/original etching by Sears Gallagher/Major Washington and his companion, Giot, leaving Fort Le Boeuf, after/delivering Dinviddies/message to the French.In Plate--In LR:SGinscribed in a circle

Marks: Watermarks:shield with three stars on it and two stripes, with a bird over the top and a circle with initialsGW (?).

Use

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