William Warner (1813-1848) after John Trumbull (1756-1843), Gen. Washington (On the Battlefield at Trenton)
William Warner (1813-1848) after John Trumbull (1756-1843)
Gen. Washington (On the Battlefield at Trenton)
Published by William Smith, Philadelphia, 1845
Mezzotint
Image size: 26 1/2 x 17 1/4 in.
Frame size: 39 1/4 x 30 in.
Full length portrait of George Washington standing before the battlefield of Trenton. Washington is wearing a military uniform and is standing in a contrapposto stance with his right foot forward. His left hand is resting on the hilt of a sword on his belt, and in his right he holds a telescope which he is handing to a young man. The young man is holding the reins of a rearing horse. In the background can be seen a battle, with a ruined cart and cannon just behind the figure of Washington, while on the right of the image is a blasted tree.
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