The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of December 1, 2023

Portrait of George Washington

c. 1790s

William Russell Birch

(American, 1755–1834)

America, 18th-19th century

Enamel

Framed: 8.9 x 7.8 cm (3 1/2 x 3 1/16 in.); Unframed: 7.5 x 6.3 cm (2 15/16 x 2 1/2 in.)

In memory of Ralph King, gift of Mrs. Ralph King; Ralph T. Woods, Charles G. King; and Frances King Schafer 1946.295

Location

not on view

Inscriptions

Inscription

signed lower left: W. Birch.

Provenance
Family of General Nathaniel Green, Green Island, GA; Ralph King, Cleveland (1926).
Exhibition history

Main European Rotation (Gallery 202), July 23, 2013 - May 20, 2014.

Intimate Images: Portrait Miniatures from Europe and America. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (March 26-October 17, 1993).

Disembodied: Portrait Minatures and their Contemporary Relatives. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 10, 2013-February 16, 2014).

Source URL: https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1946.295