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General Washington, Late President of the United States of America.
London: Haines & Son, No. 19 Rolls Buildings, Fetter Lane, March 21, 1801. Mezzotint. Printed on wove paper. Sheet size: 13 3/4 x 9 3/4 in. Condition : laid down onto an archival wove backing sheet, trimmed just outside the platemark on all sides as usual, plate is worn and there is a crease along the bottom right corner. A superb early portrait of George Washington published in London by the celebrated printsellers Haines & Son. Wick, George Washington an American Icon pp. 58-63; Hart, Catalogue of Engraved Portraits of Washington 802, Baker, 369