Gilbert Stuart
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Gilbert Stuart was an American painter born in the Rhode Island Colony who is widely considered one of America's foremost portraitists. His best-known work is an unfinished portrait of George Washingt
Self portrait, c. 1778
The Gilbert Stuart Birthplace in Saunderstown, Rhode Island
Portrait of William Hunter's spaniels, c. 1770
The Skater, a 1782 portrait of Sir William Grant
Lansdowne Portrait
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The Lansdowne portrait is an iconic life-size portrait of George Washington painted by Gilbert Stuart in 1796. It depicts the 64-year-old president of the United States during his final year in office
Gilbert Stuart
…of Fine Arts, Boston in 1980, and is generally on display in the National Portrait Gallery. Another celebrated image of Washington is the full-length Lansdowne portrait, now in the National Portrait Gallery. Its historical importance is almost matched by an early forgery based on it which was purchased for the White…
Gilbert Stuart George Washington Google Art Project
Detail of the book bindings in the White House's copy of the Lansdowne portrait. UNITED STATES is spelled as UNITED SATES to distinguish the copy.
Detail of the rainbow in the Lansdowne portrait. Note that the colors of the rainbow are reversed, similar to the secondary arc of a double rainbow but with no visible primary rainbow.
Munro-Lenox Portrait (c.1800) by Gilbert Stuart, private collection