Object Details
- Creator
- West, Benjamin, 1738-1820
- Peale, Charles Willson, 1741-1827
- Subject
- Washington, George
- Place of publication, production, or execution
- Other
- Physical Description
- Letter : 3 p. : handwritten ; 23 x 19 cm.
- Summary
- Benjamin West discusses a full length portrait of Gen. George Washington.
- Citation
- Benjamin West. Benjamin West letter to Charles Willson Peale, 1783 June 15. Robert C. Graham collection of artists' letters, 1783-1935. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
- Use Note
- Current copyright status is undetermined
- Location Note
- Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution Washington, D.C. 20560
- 1783 June 15
- Record number
- (DSI-AAA)392
- Type
- Correspondence
- See more items in
- Robert C. Graham collection of artists' letters, 1783-1935, bulk 1804-1877
- Archives of American Art
- Topic
- Politicians
- Portrait painters
- Portraits
- Record ID
- AAADCD_item_392
