In Memory of Washington

A sepia-printed fabric memorial shows a standing man in a dark coat before a landscape of water and buildings, framed by an arch with an eagle, two obelisks and fluted columns. Below, an urn, a sword, flags and drapery rest on a pedestal, with panels of lettering and a Latin motto across the top.

Artist

Colin Gillespie

Date

1819

Medium

engraving on fabric

Source

Smithsonian (Smithsonian American Art Museum)

Size

2312 × 3000 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, Smithsonian American Art Museum