Vaughan-Type Portrait of George Washington
ArtistAfter
Gilbert Stuart
(American, 1755-1828)
DateLate 18th or early 19th century
MediumOil on canvas
DimensionsOverall: 30 x 25 in. (76.2 x 63.5 cm)
Overall, Frame: 32 x 36 1/2 in. (81.3 x 92.7 cm)
Overall, Frame: 32 x 36 1/2 in. (81.3 x 92.7 cm)
ClassificationsAmerican art
Credit LineGift of Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch
Object number76.53.5
Terms
- George Washington
- Man
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Not on viewLabel TextAfter Gilbert Stuart American (1755-1828) Vaughan-type Portrait of George Washington, late 18th or early 19th century Oil on canvas Gift of Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch 76.53.5 This painting is an early copy of Gilbert Stuart's first life portrait of Washington, which Stuart painted in 1795 while Washington was serving as president in Philadelphia. Stuart himself painted more than a dozen versions of this portrait, which is today known as the "Vaughan" type after the London merchant, Samuel Vaughan, who was the original owner of one of them.
