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This Gilbert Stuart portrait and the two at right by Rembrandt Peale and his father, C. W. Peale, were done during the same week in 1795. Stuart, fresh from painting England's lords and ladies, drew Washington as if the father of our country were a typical, easy-going British aristocrat.

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This Gilbert Stuart portrait and the two at right by Rembrandt Peale and his father, C. W. Peale, were done during the same week in 1795. Stuart, fresh from painting England's lords and ladies, drew Washington as if the father of our country were a typical, easy-going British aristocrat.
Additional title: Washington's three faces. See what happened when three famous artists painted our first president at about the same time. By Malcolm Vaughan...
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Print Collection portrait file

W

George Washington

Portraits

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1953-02-22
Library locations
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection
Topics
Public figures
Washington, George, 1732-1799
Genres
Clippings
Portraits
Notes
Content: Published in The American weekly, February, 22, 1953, page 8.
Statement of responsibility: Credit above image at left: "National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. (Mellon Collection).
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
Other local Identifier: Portrait File
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): ecabe520-1f09-0131-c201-58d385a7b928
Rights Statement
The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

Item timeline of events

  • 1953: Issued
  • 2016: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection, The New York Public Library. "This Gilbert Stuart portrait and the two at right by Rembrandt Peale and his father, C. W. Peale, were done during the same week in 1795. Stuart, fresh from painting England's lords and ladies, drew Washington as if the father of our country were a typical, easy-going British aristocrat. " The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1953-02-22. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/e826eaf0-2303-0131-8624-58d385a7b928

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection, The New York Public Library. "This Gilbert Stuart portrait and the two at right by Rembrandt Peale and his father, C. W. Peale, were done during the same week in 1795. Stuart, fresh from painting England's lords and ladies, drew Washington as if the father of our country were a typical, easy-going British aristocrat. " New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 20, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/e826eaf0-2303-0131-8624-58d385a7b928

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection, The New York Public Library. (1953-02-22). This Gilbert Stuart portrait and the two at right by Rembrandt Peale and his father, C. W. Peale, were done during the same week in 1795. Stuart, fresh from painting England's lords and ladies, drew Washington as if the father of our country were a typical, easy-going British aristocrat. Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/e826eaf0-2303-0131-8624-58d385a7b928

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This Gilbert Stuart portrait and the two at right by Rembrandt Peale and his father, C. W. Peale, were done during the same week in 1795. Stuart, fresh from painting England's lords and ladies, drew Washington as if the father of our country were a typical, easy-going British aristocrat.