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Description: George Washington, alternate view

TitleGeorge Washington, alternate view

Creator nameBirch, William Russell

Creator name (description)After Gilbert Stuart

Creator nationality/cultureBritish

Creator rolePainter

Creation datec. 1795

Creation date (description)1795 or shortly thereafter

Object typePainting

MaterialsEnamel on copper

Dimensions2 5/16 x 1 7/8 in. (5.9 x 4.8 cm)

LocationYale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Connecticut

http://artgallery.yale.edu/collections/objects/48164

Accession number1945.469.2

SubjectsSnuff boxes and bottles in artPresidents--United States--PortraitsPortrait miniatures, British

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