[WASHINGTON, George (1732-1799)]. A group of 5 engraved portraits of George Washington, comprising:

2 portraits after Gilbert Stuart: Ménard & Desenne, publishers. - After Gilbert Stuart. George Washington Né à Bridges-Creek, le 22 Fevrier 1732, Mort le 14 Décembre 1799. Line engraving, n.d., image 93 x 144 mm (132 x 213 mm) on laid paper. Baker 388; Hart 278a. -- PEKENINO, Michele, engraver. after Gilbert Stuart. Washington. Stipple engraving, 1822, image approx. 118 x 148 mm (234 x 310 mm sheet) on wove paper, chipping at edges. Hart 431, not in Baker.

3 fictitious portraits: LONGHI, Giuseppe (1766-1831), engraver. Georgius Washington. Line engraving, [1817], image 128 x 177 mm (228 x 292 mm sheet) on wove paper. Baker 281, Hart 841. -- GRAINGER, William (active ca 1784-1793), engraver. [Henry Delahoy SYMONDS (active ca 1791-1816), publisher]. Geo. Washington. Line engraving, 1794, image 101 x 177 mm (131 x 210 mm sheet) on wove paper, lacking publisher information, possibly trimmed. From WINTERBOTTOM, W. View of the American United States. London, 1795. Baker 163; Hart 805. -- GRAINGER, William. Geo. Washington. Engraving, n.d., image oval 75 x 96 mm (120 x 213 mm sheet) on laid paper. Similar portrait as Grainger's above (Baker 163, 164 and Hart 805, 806) without illustrated frame.

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[WASHINGTON, George (1732-1799)]. A group of 5 engraved portraits of George Washington, comprising:

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