"Patriae Pater (Father Of His Country)" by Rembrandt Peale, Amer., (1779-1860) Engraving grayish wove paper

grayish wove paper

Top and side margins trimmed

on thick buff colored wove paper with small but original margins

Young's graphic works demonstrate a bold and succinct directness in their rendering

"Patriae Pater (Father Of His Country)" by Rembrandt Peale, Amer., (1779-1860) Engraving grayish wove paperLithograph on wove paper, 1827, 19 3 16 x 15 6 16, signed in the stone at l. l. "Drawn on Stone by Rembrandt Peale" "Copyright secured 1827" at center, and "Pendeltons Lithography Boston" at lower right. Below this in large script is the title "Washington", and below this "From the Original Portrait Painted by Rembrandt Peale". Considerable toning, most noticeably at the edges of the substantial margins, which show only minor edge loss at the left