(WASHINGTON GEORGE) Savage Edward; artist and engraver Georg

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(WASHINGTON, GEORGE.) Savage, Edward; artist and engraver. George Washington, Esqr., President of the United States of America. Hand-colored mezzotint, 20 1/4 x 15 inches; tightly trimmed, lacking most of the original caption area, with a replacement caption (filled on outer edges) supplied from another original printing, moderate toning and light staining (particularly to caption area), all laid down on modern board. London, 25 June 1793

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Washington holds a plan for the new capitol city that would bear his name; the words "Eastern Branch" are visible at the fork of the Potomac. Savage sent a copy to Washington, noting that "it is the first I ever published in that method of engraving." "Had all the refinement of technique --softness of texture, subtlety of shading, and richness of effect--that had made English mezzotint engraving so popular for over a century. . . . A dignified presidential-looking image"--Wick, An American Icon 33. Hart 228.