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Source Description
In 1793, after working in London and Dublin for 18 years, Stuart returned to America. Two years later, he painted his first portrait of George Washington, showing the right side of the president's face, a format since known as the Vaughan type. In the spring of 1796, Washington again sat for Stuart, and the resulting portrait, which was never finished, was originally acquired by the Boston Athenaeum. Depicting the left side of the face, this second version was replicated many times, becoming an icon of American art. The Baltimore art collector Robert Gilmor, Jr., for a fee of $150, commissioned the artist to paint this example of the Athenaeum format. It was Stuart's last likeness of Washington.
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Document identity
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22773
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Portrait of George Washington
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obj
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drawing
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22773
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drawing
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normalized
title
Portrait of George Washington
description
In 1793, after working in London and Dublin for 18 years, Stuart returned to America. Two years later, he painted his first portrait of George Washington, showing the right side of the president's face, a format since known as the Vaughan type. In the spring of 1796, Washington again sat for Stuart, and the resulting portrait, which was never finished, was originally acquired by the Boston Athenaeum. Depicting the left side of the face, this second version was replicated many times, becoming an icon of American art. The Baltimore art collector Robert Gilmor, Jr., for a fee of $150, commissioned the artist to paint this example of the Athenaeum format. It was Stuart's last likeness of Washington.
provenance
Commissioned by Robert Gilmor, Jr., Baltimore, August 12, 1825; Mr. and Mrs. Charles Gilmor, Baltimore, 1848. Purchased by Mrs. Sarah Madeline Vinton Dahlgren [1] (H. N. Barlow as agrent), Washington, D.C., 1872; purchased by William T. Walters (S. P. Avery as agent), Baltimore, 1885; inherited by Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1894; by bequest to Walters Art Museum, 1931.[1] wife of the American Civil War Admiral John A. Dahlgren
date
1825
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CC0
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en
genreSpecific
Painting & Drawing
oil paintings (visual works)
portraits
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2
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2
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import
dimensions
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cm
width
77
height
64.5
dimensionsRaw
H: 30 5/16 x W: 25 3/8 in. (77 x 64.5 cm); Framed H with build-up: 40 9/16 x W: 34 15/16 x D: 5 3/8 in. (103.03 x 88.74 x 13.65 cm)
Source extras
inscriptions
[Number] On back of canvas: - 202 r7 70
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oil on canvas
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3862
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EAN
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2113
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2478
2632
170
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