Washington from Houdon's Bust, engraving by Asher Brown Durand, 1833

An engraved profile portrait on pale paper shows a bust-length man with short hair turned to the right, rendered in fine hatched lines and soft shading on the shoulders and drapery. Printed beneath the image in capitals is the caption WASHINGTON and From Houdon's Bust, with a small engraver's credit line below.

Artist

Asher Brown Durand

Date

1833

Medium

Engraving on paper

Source

Smithsonian (National Portrait Gallery)

Size

2468 × 4000 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, National Portrait Gallery