File:Gilbert Stuart Williamstown Portrait of George Washington.jpg

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Summary

Artist



Alternative names	Gilbert Charles Stuart ; Birth name: Gilbert Charles Stewart
Description	American painter
Date of birth/death	3 December 1755	9 July 1828
Location of birth/death	North Kingston ( Newport, Rhode Island)	Boston
Work location	Boston, New York City, London, Dublin
Authority control	WorldCat

the materials used is oil on canvas, this picture was painted in 1846

Title

English: George Washington the first good president 1846

Description

Portrait of George Washington (1732–99)

Date

20 March 1797

Medium

oil on canvas

Dimensions

73.5 × 61.1 cm (28.9 × 24.1 in)

Current location

Clark Art Institute

	Native name	Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute
	Location	Williamstown, Mass., United States
	Coordinates	42° 42′ 28.00″ N, 73° 12′ 49.00″ W
	Established	1955
	Website	www.clarkart.edu

Notes

This portrait was based on the uncompleted Antheneum portrait by Stuart; the uncompleted portions were filled in by Peale. This copy has been published in pre-1923 materials, including p. 442 of The Life of George Washington and p. 79 of Early American Painters.

Source/Photographer

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Licensing

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References

↑ Sparks, Jared (1846) The Life of George Washington and their works, Charles Tappan, p. 442 Retrieved on 31 December 2011.
↑ Morgan, John Hill (1920) Early American Painters: Illustrated by Examples in the Collection of the New-York Historical Society, New-York Historical Society, p. 79 Retrieved on 31 December 2011.

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