Lot 84
  • 84

After Jeremiah Paul 1761 - 1820

Estimate
25,000 - 35,000 USD
Log in to view results
bidding is closed

Description

  • Jeremiah Paul
  • George Washington Leaving His Family
  • oil on canvas
  • 46 by 67 in.
  • (116.8 by 170.2 cm)

Provenance

Hirschl & Alder Galleries, New York, by 1978
Acquired by the present owner from the above

Catalogue Note

Jeremiah Paul's 1798 painting of George Washington Leaving his Family was sent to England in 1800 to be copied by engraver Edward Bell. Numerous copies of the engraved scene were produced during the nineteenth century, each exhibiting distinct differences in background, pose, coloration and shading.

An old inscription on the reverse reads "This is a portrait of General George Washington and his wife Martha. Her daughter ...[undecipherable] ...  Her son Jacky Custis ... To the right is Billy Lee, the General's faithful Negro servant."