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Gilbert Stuart

1755–1828

Sarah Goodridge. Portrait of Stuart, about 1825.
Sarah Goodridge. Portrait of Stuart, about 1825.

Stuart trained first with Cosmo Alexander in Newport and then with Benjamin West in London. The Skater established his reputation in 1782. After working in Dublin, he returned to America in 1793. Washington's 1795–1796 sittings established his principal presidential portrait types.

Works

George Washington — Gilbert StuartGilbert Stuart

George Washington

The Skater (Portrait of William Grant) — Gilbert StuartGilbert Stuart

The Skater (Portrait of William Grant)

Sources

Sarah Goodridge · The Moses Lazarus Collection, Gift of Josephine and Sarah Lazarus, in memory of their father, 1888-95 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art · CC0 1.0 / Public Domain Portrait source · Licence