The Truants by Joshua Shaw https://www.nga.gov/artworks/177862-truants
on view Artwork history & notes Artwork History Provenance (Robert Carlen, Philadelphia
on view Artwork history & notes Artwork History Provenance (Robert Carlen, Philadelphia
This group portrait represents George Washington’s military, political, and family life. The president, in a Revolutionary War uniform, rests his hand on a plan for Washington, DC, the site for the new US capital.
Clarke, Exh. cat., Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1928, annotated with information from
Artwork history & notes Artwork History Provenance The artist; to Ruth Fine, Philadelphia
Artwork history & notes Artwork History Provenance The artist; to Ruth Fine, Philadelphia
Louis, Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1969-1970, no. 69, repro.
Exhibition History 1931 Five Centuries of Print Making, The Print Club of Philadelphia
(Charles Sessler Rare Books, Philadelphia). Purchased 1930 by Lessing J.
history & notes Artwork History Provenance Brandywine Workshop and Archives, Philadelphia
Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York, 18 January 1949, lot 301); (Charles Sessler, Philadelphia
history & notes Artwork History Provenance Lessing Julius Rosenwald [1891-1971], Philadelphia