Washington's Headquarters at Newburgh (~1834)
Name: Washington's Headquarters at Newburgh
Artist: Robert W Weir
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Year: ~1834
Format: Oil on canvas
Size: 22x27
Signed? Unsigned
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Website ID: NEWB1
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Provenance: Collection of Elwyn Dearborn, Medford, NJ and Portland, ME. Purchased from The Old Print Shop in February in 1964 and illustrated in their portfolio pamphlet on page 143.
Condition: Relined, minor inpainting, craquelure. Otherwise very good.
Auction Price: $7,290
Auction Estimate: $12,500
Auction Year: 2014
Exhibited?
NAD?
Tuckerman?
Irene Weir Book?
William Gerts?
Ahrens Plate/Page?
References: Also the two volume book The United States Commemorative Stamps of the 20th Century which illustrates the stamp and has a picture of the engraving by Smillie on page 242-245.
Notes: 1933 postage stamp with image based on Smillie's engraving based on this painting.
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Score: 2/10
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