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George Washington on horseback holding Field Glass
John J. Stone (American, 19th century)
Medium/Technique
Pen, brown, blue, red, and black inks on paper
Dimensions
Sheet: 50.5 x 40.6 cm (19 7/8 x 16 in.) (oval)
Credit Line
Gift of Maxim Karolik for the M. and M. Karolik Collection of American Watercolors and Drawings, 1800–1875
Accession Number60.1124
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsDrawings
Catalogue Raisonné
Karolik cat. no 1403 (Folk artists)
DescriptionFolk art- calligraphy. In circle of calligraphic leaves. Probably after anonymous etching, C.H. Hart, The Engraved Portraits of Washington, Grolier Club, NY, 1904, cat. no. 757
InscriptionsUnder wreath in brown ink: Executed with the Pen/ BY/ John J. Stone
ProvenanceBy 1950, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Williams, Litchfield, CT (dealers); sold by Mr. and Mrs. Williams to Maxim Karolik (b. 1893 - d. 1963), Newport, RI; 1960, gift of Maxim Karolik to the MFA. (Accession Date: September 21, 1960)