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Gilbert Stuart (1755 - 1828)
George Washington, 1795-1796
oil on canvas
29 1/4 in. x 24 in. (74.3 cm x 60.96 cm)
Henry Clay Frick Bequest.
Accession number: 1918.1.112

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Stuart earned a fortune producing replicas of the three portraits he painted from life of the first President of the United States. The Frick canvas is thought to be one of two copies painted by the artist for the Philadelphia merchant John Vaughan. It belongs to the group known as the “Vaughan type,” although it differs from the related versions in the color of the coat and in the treatment of the background. Stylistically the portrait recalls the work of Stuart’s English contemporaries, such as Romney and Hoppner.

Source: Art in The Frick Collection: Paintings, Sculpture, Decorative Arts, New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1996.

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