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Colonel George Washington Proof Engraving 1895

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Superb "Colonel George Washington" Printing Plate Proof

May 1, 1895, Colonel George Washington Plate Proof Print Impression, Published by Dodd, Dead, & Co., New York, Choice Mint.
This original large format deep Plate Proof impression measures 15" x 11.75" and is framed to 25.75" x 21.5" within black painted wood under glass. This early mezzotint portrait of George Washington is inscribe on the bottom: "Colonel George Washington of the First Virginia Regiment 1755-1759. From a painting by Charles Wilson Peale, Done at Mount Vernon 1772. Presented to the Historical Society of Pennsylvania by W. Charles S. Ogden. Engraved by Max Rosenthal." Original frame and back wood panels having some slight exterior wear on the corners and edges of the frame. A truly gorgeous and very impressive scarce print.



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