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Washington, George, 1732-1799 print view role Collector dates 1732-1799 city Mt. Vernon state VA other cities Westmoreland County, VA; sex M historical notes George Washingon was the first president of the United States (1789-1797), Commander in Chief of the Revolutionary Army, leader of the Constitutional Convention, member of Continental Congress (Virginia), a farmer, surveyor, art collector, amateur architect and landscape designer. Washington collected both fine and decorative art and his collection included work and copies of work by, among others, Jean-Antoine Houdon, Benjamin West, John Singleton Copley, and John Trumbull. Washington's wife was Martha Dandridge Custis Washington (1731-1802). decades of activity 1760-1770 1770-1780 1780-1790 1790-1800 website http://www.mountvernon.org/ updated 11/24/2025 10:11:50 bibliographic search Search Frick Art Reference Library Catalog Search Photoarchive Search Worldcat Search Library of Congress Name Authority File (LCNAF) Search Virtual International Authority File (VIAF) Search Wikidata Entry Archives/Repository Collection Title Collection Details The Huntington Library 1151 Oxford Road George Washington collection, 1749-1806, (bulk 1757-1799). see details... The New-York Historical Society Manuscript Department George and Martha Washington papers, 1750-1802. see details... New York Public Library, Manuscripts and Archives Division Stephen A. Schwarzman Building, Rm 328 Richard John Levy and Sally Waldman Sweet Collection, 1766-1935 see details... Massachusetts Historical Society 1154 Boylston Street Jeremiah Colburn autograph collection, 1629-1881. see details... Princeton University Dept. of Rare Books and Special Collections Andre De Coppet collection, 1566-1942 (bulk 1770-1865). see details... Massachusetts Historical Society 1154 Boylston Street Foster family autograph collection, 1621-1930. see details... Library of Congress Manuscript Division The George Washington Papers at the Library of Congress, 1741-1799. see details... University of Virginia Library Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library Digital Edition: The Papers of George Washington see details... University of Virginia Library Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library The Papers of George Washington see details... «  back