George Washington

Léon Cogniet|Anonymous, French, 19th century

ca. 1850 · Hand-colored lithograph · Drawings and Prints

This lithograph may have been created in Europe around 1848, when uprisings in favor of reform in France and Germany sparked renewed interest in the American Revolution. The image relies on Léon Cogniet's 1836 portrait that shows Washington standing on the bank of the Delaware River—details of the latter taken from John Trumbull’s famous representation of the general at the Battle of Trenton, where the beleaguered Americans won an unexpected victory on December 26, 1776.

Artist

Léon Cogniet|Anonymous, French, 19th century

Date

ca. 1850

Medium

Hand-colored lithograph

Department

Drawings and Prints

Credit line

Gift of Lynne and Peter Esmay, 2016