Gilbert StuartÉtats-Unis, 1755–1828George Washington (Lansdowne Portrait)
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Le Portrait de George Washington, dit Lansdowne Portrait, est réalisé par Gilbert Stuart en 1796.
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- NPG.2001.13
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Au catalogue
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- National Portrait Gallery
- Image : National Portrait Gallery — National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution (CC0)
Dans la vie de Gilbert Stuart
La vie entière1794
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.
