Gilbert StuartVerenigde Staten, 1755–1828Major-General Henry Dearborn
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Art Institute of Chicago
Chicago, Verenigde Staten
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- 28 sep 2026
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About the painting
Portrait of Henry Dearborn is an 1812 portrait painting by the American artist Gilbert Stuart depicting the soldier, politician and diplomat Henry Dearborn. A veteran of the American Revolutionary War, he served as Secretary of War from 1801 to 1809 during the Presidency of Thomas Jefferson. In the War of 1812 he was made Commanding General of the United States Army and led the Invasion of Canada.
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Stuart, a London-trained artist, had returned to the United States in 1793 and painted many members of the American elite over the following three decades. Both he and Dearborn lived in Roxbury and the general sat for him there in early 1812 before being called away to military service on the Canadian frontier. Dearborn is portrayed in the dress uniform of a brigadier general, embroidered with oak leaves and wearing the medal of the Society of the Cincinnati to which he belonged. Today it is in the collection of the Art Institute of Chicago in Illinois.
In the museum's words
Gilbert Stuart’s idealized portrayal of Major-General Henry Dearborn presents an aging, yet robust military leader invigorated by power and the challenge of the War of 1812. A Revolutionary War hero who served as secretary of war during Thomas Jefferson’s two presidential terms (1801–09), Dearborn continued his service as senior major-general in the 1812 campaign. This work is one of several likenesses Stuart executed of American
military and political men, among them his well-known depictions of George Washington. Stuart painted directly on the panel or canvas over the course of several sittings, capturing the new country’s fervent nationalism in skillful, vigorous portraits.
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Gegevens
- Inventarisnummer
- 1913.793
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- Art Institute of Chicago: the museum's own open data · opgehaald 6 dagen geleden
- Afbeelding: Art Institute of Chicago — CC0
