George Washington, a Founding Father, military officer, and the first President of the United States, was the subject of various paintings both during his life and in commemoration after his death.
Life portraits
editOther contemporary portraits
editImage and title | Date | Author | Dimensions | Materials | Commissioner | Owner | Citation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
George Washington and William Lee | 1780 | John Trumbull | Metropolitan Museum of Art | ||||
The Capture of the Hessians at Trenton, December 26, 1776 | 1786-1828 | John Trumbull | 20.125 in × 30 in
51.1 cm × 76.2 cm |
Oil on canvas | Yale University Art Gallery | ||
George Washington | 1790 | John Trumbull | New York City Hall | ||||
General George Washington at Trenton | 1792 | John Trumbull | Yale University Art Gallery | ||||
Lansdowne portrait | 1796 | Gilbert Stuart | Oil on canvas | National Portrait Gallery | |||
Constable-Hamilton Portrait | 1797 | Gilbert Stuart | Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art |
Posthumous portraits
editNotes
edit- ^ Peale made several copies of the painting afterwards, including ones now held at Yale University, DeWitt Wallace Museum, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art.[2]
References
editCitation
edit- ^ "George Washington in the Uniform of a British Colonial Colonel". Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery. Retrieved January 5, 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Life Portraits of George Washington". George Washington's Mount Vernon. Retrieved January 5, 2024.
- ^ "George Washington". Brooklyn Museum. Retrieved January 5, 2024.
- ^ "Miniature Portrait of George Washington". Encyclopedia Virginia. Retrieved January 5, 2024.
- ^ "George Washington at Princeton". Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. Retrieved January 5, 2024.
- ^ Reaves 1982, p. 22.
- ^ Fabian 1985, p. 92-95.
- ^ Curator of the United States Senate. "George Washington". United States Senate. Retrieved January 6, 2024.
Bibliography
edit- Reaves, Wendy Wick (1982). George Washington, an American Icon : The Eighteenth-Century Graphic Portraits. Washington: Smithsonian Institution Press. ISBN 9780865280151. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
- Fabian, Monroe H. (1985). Joseph Wright, American Artist, 1756-1793. Washington: Smithsonian Institution Press. Retrieved 6 January 2024.