Identifier: magazineofamericv19stev (find matches)
Title: The magazine of American history with notes and queries
Year: 1877 (1870s)
Authors: Stevens, John Austin, 1827-1910. ed. cn DeCosta, B. F. (Benjamin Franklin), 1831-1904. ed. cn Johnston, Henry Phelps, 1842-1923, ed. cn Lamb, Martha J. (Martha Joanna), 1829-1893. ed. cn Pond, Nathan Gillett, 1832-1894 ed Abbatt, William, 1851-1935, comp
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Publisher: New York : A.S. Barnes
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ried to make him appear. He was dignified even to a lofty reserve,which was essential in such an anomalous condition of social affairs, and * The Magazine of American History has, prior to this date, published eighteen different por-traits of Washington, in preceding volumes, as the following references indicate : Vol. III. 87 ; From miniature by Birch. Vol. IX. 81 ; Portrait by Sharpless. Vol. III. 466 ; Medallion after Houdon. Vol. X. 177 ; Portrait by Trumbull. Vol. IV. 1 ; From Stuarts Athenaeum head. Vol. X. 387 ; From Trumbulls painting in City Vol. IV. 81 ; Group of four portraits, by Stuart, Hall. Trumbull, Peale, and Houdon. Vol. XI. 90; Portrait in possession of Vaughan.Vol. IV. 119; St. Memin crayon head. Vol. XI. 513 ; From miniature by Mrs. Sharp-Vol. V. 85 ; Portrait on bank-note. less. Vol. VI. 81 ; Portrait by Trumbull. Vol. XII. 550; Cameo head by Madame Brehan. Vol. VII. 80 ; Pen and ink head by Latrobe. Vol. XII. 552 ; From miniature by Copley. GEORGE WASHINGTON IOI
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102 GEORGE WASHINGTON he was sublimely prudent. He was apparently never free from the painfulconsciousness that he was establishing an untried, unheralded, unforeseenprecedent in the world. And the intensity of his thinking—which someof the great artists have almost succeeded in portraying—stamped itselfupon his features. Art cannot be expected to do full justice, however, tothe idea, the moral power, the real greatness of Washington. One of the penalties of distinction is the multiplication of portraits,and Washington suffered with the serenity of a martyr until sittings forhis picture became intolerable. He was gracious to Peale, Trumbull,Stuart, Savage, and some others, but the incessant demands upon his time-—for every American portrait-painter wanted to try his hand on thedistinguished subject, and foreign artists were constantly appearing in thiscountry for that purpose alone—and the wretched productions of hisvisage on banners, fans, seals, buttons, transparencies, wall

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