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| − | Stuart is known for his portraits of some of the most famous men and women of his era in America. [http://www.nga.gov/exhibitions/stuartinfo.shtm] National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC. | + | Stuart is known for his portraits of some of the most famous men and women of his era in America; his sitters were politically prominent and wealthy, from the merchant and landed classes. [http://www.nga.gov/exhibitions/stuartinfo.shtm] National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC. |
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| − | [[Image:Stuart George Washington portrait.jpg]] | + | [[Image:Stuart George Washington portrait.jpg|thumb|left|[[George Washington]] portrait.]] |
| − | + | [[Image:Stuart Portrait of Martha Washington.jpg|thumb|center|Portrait of [[Martha Washington]] by Eliphalet Frazer Andrews (1835-1915); this posthumous portrait (1878) was based on a Gilbert Stuart original portrait of Mrs. Washington; White House art collection.]] | |
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== See also == | == See also == | ||
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*[[Painting Schools]] | *[[Painting Schools]] | ||
*[[Painting Masterpieces]] | *[[Painting Masterpieces]] | ||
| + | * [[Gallery of Self-Portrait Paintings]] | ||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
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Latest revision as of 17:32, June 6, 2015
Gilbert Charles Stuart (Saunderstown, Rhode Island, 1755 â Boston, 1828) was an American painter. He painted portraits of over 1000 people. They included Presidents Adams, Jefferson, Madison, and Monroe as well as war heroes and many other socially prominent men and women. [1]
Stuart is known for his portraits of some of the most famous men and women of his era in America; his sitters were politically prominent and wealthy, from the merchant and landed classes. [2] National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC.
George Washington portrait.
Portrait of Martha Washington by Eliphalet Frazer Andrews (1835-1915); this posthumous portrait (1878) was based on a Gilbert Stuart original portrait of Mrs. Washington; White House art collection.