George Washington (Vaughan portrait)

1795 · Painting

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Vaughan Portrait, also known as the George Washington Vaughan portrait, is an oil portrait of the first U.S. president, George Washington, painted by American painter Gilbert Stuart in 1795 and named after Samuel Vaughan. It was the first portrait of Washington created by Stuart. After its creation, Stuart made several other variations of the portrait. The portrait's current location is at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C.

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Inventarnummer: 1942.8.27

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Male Washington, George

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Malerier Olie Amerikansk maleri Klassicisme 1700-tallet American Realist Portræt

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Imens i livet hos Gilbert Stuart

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1793
Returns to the United States to paint Washington
After 18 years in Britain and Ireland, leaving numerous unfinished paintings behind, Stuart returns with a plan to paint a portrait of Washington, have an engraver reproduce it and support his family from the sale of the engraving. Settling briefly in New York, he seeks commissions from influential people who could bring him to Washington’s attention.
1794
Paints John Jay and gets a letter to Washington
His portrait of the statesman John Jay brought Stuart a letter of introduction to Washington.
1795
Washington sits for Stuart
Later that year Washington posed for him. Stuart painted him in a series of iconic portraits, each of which brought a demand for copies and kept him busy and highly paid for years.
1795
Opens a studio near Philadelphia
In 1795 he moves to Germantown, a suburb of Philadelphia, and opens a studio there. In his Philadelphia years he also painted the Spanish ambassador Josef Jaudenes, who commissioned a portrait for his wedding to an American woman.

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