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Source Description
This miniature is a reduced copy of a full-sized oil painting by Gilbert Stuart of George Washington: the so called "Athenaeum type," after the best known example in the Boston Athenaeum. The high-lights are enhanced by strips of silver foil applied at the back of the ivory. After Washington's death in 1799 miniatures of him were very popular among Americans who wore and displayed them as a sign of respect, patriotism and mourning well into the 19th century.
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Document identity
localId
35729
label
George Washington
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
2
Source metadata
id
35729
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
George Washington
description
This miniature is a reduced copy of a full-sized oil painting by Gilbert Stuart of George Washington: the so called "Athenaeum type," after the best known example in the Boston Athenaeum. The high-lights are enhanced by strips of silver foil applied at the back of the ivory. After Washington's death in 1799 miniatures of him were very popular among Americans who wore and displayed them as a sign of respect, patriotism and mourning well into the 19th century.
provenance
Tolentino Galleries [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Sale, American Art Association, Anderson Galleries, May 4, 1919 [no. 396]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1919, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
ca. 1800
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Miniatures
miniatures (paintings)
portraits
imageCount
2
pageCount
2
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
7.3
height
4.7
dimensionsRaw
H: 2 7/8 x W: 1 7/8 in. (7.3 x 4.7 cm)
Source extras
med
watercolor on ivory
creator_ids
3862
collection_ids
EAN
exhibition_ids
none
Page inventory
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1
type
photo
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00c7497f16046b96
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no
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no
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2
type
photo
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592fd067d2abb2d4
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no
hasDescription
no