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AFTER SAMUEL MOORE. Apotheosis of George Washington

Apotheosis of George Washington. Artist: After Samuel Moore (American (?), active 19th century). Dimensions: Image: 23 1/8 x 17 3/4 in. (58.8 x 45.1 cm) Sheet: 26 1/16 x 19 in. (66.2 x 48.3 cm). Lithographer: Heinrich Weishaupt (German, 1810-1883). Printer: Johann M. von Hermann (Austrian, Vienna 1793-1855 Munich). Sitter: George Washington (American, 1732-1799). Date: 1830-50. The inscription below the image precisely describes the iconography of the scene: Washington is carried to the heavens by Faith and Love, while Hope leads "the way to the seat of bliss." The brightest ray of light emanating from Washington shines down on Columbia and "rays of comfort illuminate the countenance and cheer the bosoms of the Orphan States, dissolving in sorrow at his Tomb.".
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Apotheosis of George Washington
Caption:
Apotheosis of George Washington. Artist: After Samuel Moore (American (?), active 19th century). Dimensions: Image: 23 1/8 x 17 3/4 in. (58.8 x 45.1 cm) Sheet: 26 1/16 x 19 in. (66.2 x 48.3 cm). Lithographer: Heinrich Weishaupt (German, 1810-1883). Printer: Johann M. von Hermann (Austrian, Vienna 1793-1855 Munich). Sitter: George Washington (American, 1732-1799). Date: 1830-50. The inscription below the image precisely describes the iconography of the scene: Washington is carried to the heavens by Faith and Love, while Hope leads "the way to the seat of bliss." The brightest ray of light emanating from Washington shines down on Columbia and "rays of comfort illuminate the countenance and cheer the bosoms of the Orphan States, dissolving in sorrow at his Tomb.".
Technique/material:
hand-colored lithograph
Museum:
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
Credit:
Album / Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY
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Image size:
2984 x 4094 px | 35.0 MB
Print size:
25.3 x 34.7 cm | 9.9 x 13.6 in (300 dpi)
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