George Washington — Profile Portrait
Stipple engraving, 1796
Frame: 8 1/4 x 6 1/2 inches; sight: 5 3/8 x 3 5/8 inches
 
A refined late eighteenth-century profile portrait of George Washington, depicting the president in right-facing silhouette with restrained neoclassical clarity. Such compositions, popular in the final years of Washington’s life, reflect a preference for medallion-like likenesses that emphasized virtue, republican simplicity, and enduring legacy. Comparable engraved portraits of this type are held in institutional collections, including George Washington's Mount Vernon, underscoring the widespread dissemination of Washington’s image at the close of the eighteenth century.
 
Condition: Very fine. Not examined out of frame.