Object Number 1960.0569 A

Object Name

Painting on glass (Portrait)

Title

George Washington

Category

Paintings

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

Gilbert Stuart (Design inspiration)
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

Canton (or Guangzhou), China, Asia

Date

1802-1810

Subjects

George Washington; Portrait; Political figure

Materials

Oil paint; Glass

Techniques

Reverse-painted

Dimensions (inches)

28.5 (H) , 20.75 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

72.39 (H) , 52.7 (W)

Measurement Notes

Measurements by sight, in frame. H at left. W at bottom. No conservation file.

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Catalogue] Barratt, Carrie Rebora & Miles, Ellen G. 2004 Gilbert Stuart.
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[Journal] Richardson, Edgar P. China Trade Portraits of Washington After Stuart. Historical Society of Pennsylvania
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[Article] Keyes, Homer Eaton. 1928 The Editor's Attic: The Cover. Antiques. 13 (2)
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[Article] Keyes, Homer Eaton. 1929 The Editor's Attic: A Chinese George Washington. Antiques. 15 (2)
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[Book] Crossman, Carl L. 1991 The Decorative Arts of the China Trade: paintings, furnishings, and exotic curiosities. 462 p.
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[Book] Lee, Jean Gordon. 1984 Philadelphians and the China Trade, 1784-1844. 193.
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