# George Washington

**Edward Dalton Marchant** (born Edgartown, MA 1806-died Asbury Park, NJ 1887)  
1843-1844  
oil on canvas  
9 7/8 x 7 7/8 in. (25.1 x 20.0 cm.)

Courtesy of the Smithsonian American Art Museum, 1950.6.4. [The museum's record](https://americanart.si.edu/collections/search/artwork/?id=16163).

## About this work

Edward Dalton Marchant painted this in 1843-1844, aged about 37. It is now at the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington, DC.

### How it was made

- **Oil paint.** Pigment ground in a drying oil, usually linseed. It dries slowly, so painters could blend on the canvas, build up thin translucent glazes, and rework a picture over weeks. Canvas replaced wooden panels in the 1500s because it is lighter and can be rolled.

### [Edward Dalton Marchant](https://www.ochreeditions.com/artists/edward-dalton-marchant)

born Edgartown, MA 1806-died Asbury Park, NJ 1887

## Facts

- Type: Painting
- The artist was about 37
- Real size: about 10 × 8 in (25 × 20 cm). The 8 × 10 in print is close to life size.
- Century: 19th century
- Subjects: Occupations, Men, Portraits, Political, Presidents
- Colour: black
- Rights: public domain (CC0 1.0); free to use for any purpose.

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