Nisbet, Robert "Conquering the Wilderness"

Robert Nisbet (1879-1961). "Conquering the Wilderness." From the portfolio The Bicentennial Pageant of George Washington.

George Washington Memorial Association, 1932. 9 x 12 1/2. Etching. Signed in pencil.

Pursuing his education, George, at sixteen, is shown with George William Fairfax, helping James Genn to survey the domain of Lord Fairfax in Virginia.

From a suite of 20 etchings illustrating events in Washington’s life, edited by John Taylor Arms and Harry A. Ogden, New York. Plates printed by Henry E. Carling, London, England. Edition 1000. Plates cancelled. Paper watermarked “GW” in circle at lower right, with Washington’s coat of arms (shield, crown, and eagle) at upper left.