1957.0857 Painting, view 1
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Painting (Portrait)

  • Title:

    George Washington

  • Category:

    Paintings

  • Creator (Role):

    Gilbert Stuart (Artist)

  • Place of Origin:

    Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

  • Date:

    1795-1796

  • Materials:

    Oil paint; Canvas

  • Techniques:

    Painted

  • Museum Object Number:

    1957.0857


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Object Number

1957.0857

Object Name

Painting (Portrait)

Title

George Washington

Category

Paintings

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

Gilbert Stuart (Artist)
12/03/1755-07/09/1828
References: Barratt and Miles, Gilbert Stuart (New York & New Haven: Metropolitan Museum of Art and Yale University Press, c2004).

Place of Origin

Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Date

1795-1796

Subjects

Portrait; George Washington; Political figure

Materials

Oil paint; Canvas

Techniques

Painted

Dimensions (inches)

28.74 (H) , 23.504 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

73 (H) , 59.7 (W)

Measurement Notes

Overall measurements of stretcher from previous record.

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Richardson, Edgar P. 1986 American Paintings and Related Pictures in the Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum.
Published as cat. no. 47, pp. 92-94.
[Catalogue] Barratt, Carrie Rebora & Miles, Ellen G. 2004 Gilbert Stuart.
Published on p. 142, fig. 85.
[Book] Saunders, Richard H. & Miles, Ellen G. 1987 American Colonial Portraits: 1700-1776.

[Book] Eisen, Gustavus. 1932 Portraits of Washington. 3.
Discussed in 1:201, pl. 6.
[Article] Sweeney, John A. H. 11//1971 Paintings in the Winterthur Collection. Antiques. 100 (5): 758-767.
Published as fig. no. 11, p. 767.
[Article] Galke, Laura J. 2018 Tressed for Success: Male Hair Care and Wig Hair Curlers at George Washington's Childhood Home. Winterthur Portfolio. 52 (2/3): 85-135.
Published: p. 99, fig. 9-10.