The equestrian portrait was the basis for the engraving Washington Receiving a Salute on the Field of Trenton by the British artist William Holl.

According to biographer Mary McKerrow, "Why he painted this important posthumous equestrian portrait of George Washington Taking the Salute at Trenton has still to be discovered."

[5] General George Washington (1732–1799) is depicted in full military uniform, a blue coat over buff waistcoat and pants, riding on a white horse.

In 1866, an advertisement in the Herald of Health for this engraving stated:[12] This picture shows Washington on horseback, and when framed can not fail to prove a most interesting ornament to any parlor or sitting-room.

Its influence upon the children of a house would be worth many times its cost in cultivating their tastes for fine works of art.In 1880, his portrait bust engraving was used to illustrate an article on Washington in the Magazine of American History.