Art, literature & history
General Washington at Princeton
c. 1790
- Dating
- Approximate
- Held at
- National Gallery of Art
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- overall: 91.3 x 70.3 cm (35 15/16 x 27 11/16 in.) framed: 125.1 x 104.8 x 10.8 cm (49 1/4 x 41 1/4 x 4 1/4 in.)
- Collection no.
- 1947.13.1
- Attribution
- By the artist
- Image rights
- NGA Open Access — public domainLicense details
Charles Peale Polk. General Washington at Princeton. National Gallery of Art. NGA Open Access — public domain. Compressed full-frame reproduction.
Collection: National Gallery of Art
About this artwork
General Washington at Princeton — Charles Peale Polk. c. 1790.
Medium: oil on canvas.
Dimensions (museum labels retained): overall: 91.3 x 70.3 cm (35 15/16 x 27 11/16 in.) framed: 125.1 x 104.8 x 10.8 cm (49 1/4 x 41 1/4 x 4 1/4 in.).
Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington. Accession 1947.13.1. Gift of William C. Freeman.
Museum holding does not establish current display.
Source: National Gallery of Art, CC0 collection metadata, retrieved 9 September 2026.
Location checked Sep 9, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.