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George Washington

Description

Oil on canvas portrait painting of "George Washington", ca. 1797-1806, by William Winstanley. This portrait features George Washington (1732-1799), the first President of the United States. When this portrait was presented to the Maryland Historical Society in 1878, the donor stated that it was painted for her father in artist Gilbert Stuart's (1755-1828) studio. It was long thought to be one of the many copies of Stuart's "Athenaeum" portrait of Washington, but more recent scholarship disputes this as well as its attribution. It has been suggested that this is may be one of several copies by William Winstanley (1775-1806) after the full-length "Landsdowne" portrait. Investigations continue into its history.

Date

circa 1797-1806

Materials

Oil on canvas

Dimensions

24 x 29 inches

Object ID

1878.1.1

Resource ID

337

Credit Line

Gift of Miss Richea Etting

Digital Publisher

Digital resource provided by the Maryland Center for History and Culture

Rights

This digital image is made available here for private study, scholarship, and research. Commercial and other uses are prohibited without the permission of the Maryland Center for History and Culture. For more information, visit the MCHC’s Reproductions and Permissions web page.