Jean-Baptiste Le Paon (French, 1738-1785), Le General Washington, Ne quid Detrimenti capiat Res publica

Copperplate engraving, circa 1780, published in Paris, engraved by Noël Le Mire after a painting by Le Paon, matted and framed.

Frame dimensions 28 1/4 x 21 1/4 in.

From the Estate of the late Elinor Crittenton Strobel, Davidson, North Carolina, formerly Litchfield, Connecticut

This important, early engraving of George Washington depicts him holding the Declaration of Independence and the Treaty of Alliance between France and the United States.

Toning and some scattered stains/foxing marks; not examined out of frame.