File:Washington Surrendering His Commission - Edwin Howland Blashfield.jpg

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Edwin Blashfield: Washington Surrendering His Commission   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
Artist
Edwin Blashfield  (1848–1936)  wikidata:Q5346254
 
Edwin Blashfield
Alternative names
Edwin Howland Blashfield
Description American artist
Date of birth/death 5 December 1848 Edit this at Wikidata 12 October 1936 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth New York City
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artist QS:P170,Q5346254
Title
Washington Surrendering His Commission
label QS:Len,"Washington Surrendering His Commission"
Object type painting
object_type QS:P31,Q3305213
Description
English: Mural painting of General George Washington's resignation as commander-in-chief of the Continental Army at Annapolis, Maryland on December 23, 1783. In the central panel, Washington is depicted laying his commission at the feet of Columbia, who is seated on her throne with a sword, cuirass and wearing a liberty cap. Opposite Washington is a female figure representing Maryland. Behind her the Goddess of War is seen sheathing her sword and Resistance to Oppression breaking her rod, while Prosperity bears a horn of plenty and Commerce, holds the caduceus. Seated near the throne is the figure of History. In the left panel are officers and troops presenting arms. In the right panel is a magistrate, an officer of the French and Revolutionary armies. (from MSA SC 5590)
Date 1903
date QS:P571,+1903-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Dimensions 11 × 35 ft (335.2 × 1,066.8 cm)
Current location

Clarence M. Mitchell Jr. Courthouse, Baltimore, MD

Courtroom 451
References

Smithsonian Art Inventory Catalog, IAP 73210047

Blashfield's "Washington Surrendering His Commission"
Source/Photographer MSA SC 5590

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