Rare George Washington Etched Portrait
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Etching by J[oseph] Wright. [George Washington.] Amsterdam: G. A. Lehman, [1791]. Sheet 7.5" x 4.75". On thick laid paper. Featuring an oval portrait of Washington over a sonnet in Dutch by P.H. Themmen. EXTREMELY SCARCE. RBH records only one auction appearance, being at Parke Bernet, in 1939. Baker also notes the scarcity, stating he has seen only one impression. Baker, 90.
Condition
Age-toning to central area (leaving a toned rectangle, which would have been the exposed area when matted and framed), and some paper remnants to upper edge (verso) from mounting. Very Good.
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Rare George Washington Etched Portrait
Estimate $70 - $700
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