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George Washington

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Type: Paintings(Opens in new tab)
Date: 1797
Accession number: 39.1
Maker: Gilbert Stuart(Opens in new tab) (American, 1755–1828)
Dimensions: 28 1/2 x 23 5/8 in. (72.4 x 60 cm.) frame: 35 1/4 x 30 5/16 x 3 in. (89.5 x 77 x 7.6 cm.)
Medium: oil on canvas
Credit: The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens. Gift of Mrs. Alexander Baring
Department: American Art
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Gilbert Stuart portrayed George Washington gazing resolutely from the canvas, confronting the viewer. Stuart animated the surface of the portrait by using quick, lively brushstrokes such as those that delineate Washington's lace shirt ruffle and his wig. This lightness of touch is characteristic of Stuart's handling of paint.

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