August Americana
Description:
Collage Portrait of George Washington, America, c. 1820-40, cut-out portrait of George Washington by Read, with applied cloth and metallic trim details set on a red cloth background with a red velvet curtain, in a molded gilt frame, ht. 6 3/4, wd. 5 1/4 in.
Note. Read engraving published by George Willis, Great Piazza, Covent Garden, London. See The Engraved Portraits of George Washington, by William Spon Baker (Philadelphia: Lindsay and Baker, 1880),#154, p. 94.
Estimate $400-600
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Keywords
George Washington, George Willis, London, William Spon BakerStephen L. Fletcher
Partner/Executive Vice President and Chief Auctioneer
Director of American Furniture & Decorative Arts
508-970-3000
Christopher D. Fox
Vice President
Director, Historic Arms & Militaria
Associate Deputy Director, American Furniture & Decorative Arts
508-970-3200
Paul O’Hara
Business Administrator, American Furniture & Decorative Arts
508-970-3224
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