George Washington
1801 · Mezzotint, before letters
Plate: 27 3/4 × 20 3/8 in. (70.5 × 51.8 cm)
Sheet: 29 15/16 × 22 1/16 in. (76 × 56 cm)
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Edward Savage
1761
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American Battle Painting 1776�1918
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1944
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Edward Savage was an American painter of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, known primarily for his historical and portrait work. Active during the early years of the American republic, he produced paintings that documented significant figures and events of his era. His work has been included in major surveys of American painting history, including the Museum of Modern Art's American Battle Painting exhibition of 1944. Savage's approach combined formal portraiture with narrative historical subjects, reflecting the aspirations of a young nation defining its artistic identity.
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