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Le General Washington
1780-1800
Noel le Mire (1724-1801), engraver; Jean-Baptiste le Paon (1738-1785), painter
France
Engraving on paper
mat: 28"h x 22"w; sheet:19"h x 14-1/2"w
Special Acquisitions Fund
80.55.1

Engraving shows standing figure of Washington, holding Declaration of Independence and other papers; background includes tent, slave with horse, soldiers and encampment; foreground includes other maps and treaties; on bottom "Peint par L. le Paon Peintre de Bataille de SAS / Mgr le Prince de Conde / Grave par N. le Mire les Academic Imperiales et Royales / et de celle des Siences et Arts de Rouen."