id:			124816
accession number:	1946.295
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1946.295
updated:		2023-12-08 21:48:27.139000

Portrait of George Washington, c. 1790s. William Russell Birch (American, 1755–1834). Enamel; framed: 8.9 x 7.8 cm (3 1/2 x 3 1/16 in.); unframed: 7.5 x 6.3 cm (2 15/16 x 2 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, In memory of Ralph King, gift of Mrs. Ralph King; Ralph T. Woods, Charles G. King; and Frances King Schafer 1946.295

title:				Portrait of George Washington
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creation date:			c. 1790s
creation date earliest:		1790
creation date latest:		1799
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creditline:			In memory of Ralph King, gift of Mrs. Ralph King; Ralph T. Woods, Charles G. King; and Frances King Schafer
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culture:	America, 18th-19th century
technique:	enamel
department:	American Painting and Sculpture
collection:	American - Painting
type:		Portrait Miniature
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CREATORS

* William Russell Birch (American, 1755–1834)  - artist

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measurements: Framed: 8.9 x 7.8 cm (3 1/2 x 3 1/16 in.); Unframed: 7.5 x 6.3 cm (2 15/16 x 2 1/2 in.)
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	inscription:	signed lower left:  W. Birch.
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Intimate Images: Portrait Miniatures from Europe and America
	opening date:   1993-03-26T04:00:00
	<i>Intimate Images: Portrait Miniatures from Europe and America</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (March 26-October 17, 1993).

	title:		Disembodied: Portrait Minatures and their Contemporary Relatives
	opening date:   2013-11-10T00:00:00
	<i>Disembodied: Portrait Minatures and their Contemporary Relatives</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 10, 2013-February 16, 2014).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* Main European Rotation (Gallery 202), July 23, 2013 - May 20, 2014.

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PROVENANCE

	Family of General Nathaniel Green, Green Island, GA; Ralph King, Cleveland (1926).
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