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The Washington Family, Edward Savage, Washington, DC, circa 1937

Subjects
PatrioticPortraitsPublic Figures
Card type
Printed photo
Date
c. 1937 (Linen)
Front of The Washington Family, Edward Savage, Washington, DC, circa 1937, c. 1937 printed photo postcard
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Back of The Washington Family, Edward Savage, Washington, DC, circa 1937, c. 1937 printed photo postcard
Back

About this postcard

Edward Savage's group portrait of the Washington family shows George Washington seated at a table with Martha Washington and two grandchildren. An enslaved servant appears with them, and a globe and map are visible. Savage painted the work in the 1790s; it is now in the National Gallery of Art's Mellon Collection in Washington, DC.

Postcard Details

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PublisherNational Gallery of Art
THE WASHINGTON FAMILY By SAVAGE (1761-1817) Mellon Collection
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Postcard record

PublisherNational Gallery of Art
Series[488]
ConditionVery good
PublisherWashington, DC
NotesWhite border; color reproduction of a painting; printed caption: 'THE WASHINGTON FAMILY / By SAVAGE (1761-1817) / Mellon Collection.' No postmark. Divided-back modern color reproduction card; white border on front, glossy surface. Printed heading 'POST CARD'; publisher imprint 'NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART / WASHINGTON, D. C.'; series '[488]'. Pencil dealer/collector mark '#59' and '1-' in lower right corner (not a message).

Cite this card

The Washington Family, Edward Savage, Washington, DC, circa 1937, postcard, c. 1937. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/the-washington-family-edward-savage-washington-dc-circa-1937. Accessed November 2, 2026.