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Source Description
Bust-length, almost full view portrait of George Washington wearing a powdered wig, black coat with upright collar, white stock and lace jabot. The miniature was painted for Mrs. Lawrence Lewis, née Nellie Custis on order from Thomas H. Perkins (1764-1854). The inscription on the back reads, "Presented to Mrs. Lewis by her respectful servant, J.H. Perkins."After George Washington's death in 1799 many Americans wished to own portrait of the first president and revolutionary hero. Miniatures were a popular format for these memorials. This image is after a portrait by Gilbert Stuart, today in the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, Williamstown.
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Document identity
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14211
label
George Washington
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Source metadata
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14211
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object
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normalized
title
George Washington
description
Bust-length, almost full view portrait of George Washington wearing a powdered wig, black coat with upright collar, white stock and lace jabot. The miniature was painted for Mrs. Lawrence Lewis, née Nellie Custis on order from Thomas H. Perkins (1764-1854). The inscription on the back reads, "Presented to Mrs. Lewis by her respectful servant, J.H. Perkins."After George Washington's death in 1799 many Americans wished to own portrait of the first president and revolutionary hero. Miniatures were a popular format for these memorials. This image is after a portrait by Gilbert Stuart, today in the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, Williamstown.
provenance
Mrs. Lawrence Lewis (Nellie Custis) [date of acquisition unknown] by gift; Frances Parke Lewis [date of acquisition unknown] by inheritance; Lawrence Lewis Butler [date of acquisition unknown] by inheritance; E.G. Butler [date of acquisition unknown] by inheritance; A.J. Fink [date of acquisition unknown] by purchase [David Bendann, Baltimore, as agent]; A.J. Fink Foundation Inc., Baltimore, 1963, by bequest; Walters Art Museum, 1963, by gift.
date
ca. 1810
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CC0
language
en
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Miniatures
miniatures (paintings)
portraits
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2
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2
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import
dimensions
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cm
width
9.8
height
10.5
dimensionsRaw
Framed H: 3 7/8 x W: 4 1/8 in. (9.84 x 10.48 cm); H excluding frame: 2 1/4 x W: 3 in. (5.72 x 7.62 cm)
Source extras
inscriptions
[Inscription] Handwritten on reverse: Presented to Mrs. Lewis by her respectful servant
J.H. Perkins.
med
watercolor on ivory
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3862
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EAN
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3225
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1
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photo
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2
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photo
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