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Signing of the Constitution: preparatory drawing for the George Washington portfolio by John William Winkler

Signing of the Constitution: preparatory drawing for the George Washington portfolio by John William Winkler

Signing of the Constitution: preparatory drawing for the George Washington portfolio

John William Winkler

Title

Signing of the Constitution: preparatory drawing for the George Washington portfolio

 
Artist

John William Winkler

  1894 - 1979 (biography)
Year
c. 1932  
Technique
red pencil / ink 
Image Size
7 1/2 x 6 1/4" image 
Signature
Intialed in red pencil, lower left 
Edition Size
1 of 1 unique 
Annotations
 
Reference
preparatory drawing for plate 17 from the portfolio The Bicentennial Pageant of George Washington 
Paper
antique-white laid 
State
 
Publisher
 
Inventory ID
17205 
Price
SOLD
Description

This is a preparatory drawing by J.W. Winkler for the etching 'The Constitutional Convention', which was included in the 1932 publication 'The Bicentennial Pageant of George Washington', (also called “The Life of George Washington) which was edited by John Taylor Arms.

The sketch is for the front right section of the etching with Washington, who was persuaded to attend the Constitutional Convention and subsequently was unanimously elected its president, seated at a table, while his colleagues discuss the ratification.

The composition is reversed in the etching and printing process.