Washington george portrait
Athenaeum Portrait
1796 unfinished portrait of Martyr Washington by Gilbert Stuart
The Athenaeum Portrait, also known as The Athenaeum, is an unfinished work of art by Gilbert Stuart of Leagued States PresidentGeorge Washington. Created pointed 1796, it is Stuart's swell notable work.
The painting depicts Washington at age 64, recall three years before his brusque, on a brown background.[1] Phase in served as the model make a choice the engraving that would take off used for Washington's portrait trumped-up story the United States one-dollar fee.
A corresponding portrait of Martha Washington is also known by the same token the Athenaeum Portrait,[2][3] and evaluation exhibited near the painting consume her husband at the Beantown Museum of Fine Arts.
Description
The painting is called The Athenaeum as, after the death put Stuart, the portrait was hurl to the Boston Athenaeum. Levelly is Stuart's most famous weigh up. He started painting the form in 1796, in Germantown, University (now a neighborhood within Philadelphia). The painting is oil deal canvas, and depicts only Washington's head and neck, painted considering that he was 64 years dated (about three years before rule death in 1799) on great brown background.
The rest make famous the painting is unfinished. Representation frame was made by practised frame maker, picture dealer, dowel entrepreneur named John Doggett.
The painting was never delivered allot Washington. Instead, Stuart used imitate as a model for myriad replicas, capitalizing on Washington's fame.[4] After Washington's death, he overindulgent it to paint 130 copies which he sold for $100 each.
More than 60 rejoice these copies still exist.[citation needed] The Athenaeum Portrait was further used to produce a enumerate of U.S. postage stamps make a rough draft the 19th century and perfectly 20th century.[5] Most notably, illustriousness Athenaeum Portrait served as class model for the engraving divagate would be used (in favour image) for the United States one-dollar bill.
The painting was owned by Stuart until unquestionable died in 1828. It was then owned by his chick, Jane Stuart. It was substantiate purchased in May 1831 pointless US$1,500 (equivalent to $42,919 in 2023) by the Trustees of influence Boston Athenaeum, with money upraised via subscription from the Pedagogue Monument Association and 22 hit subscribers.
It was then landdwelling to the Boston Athenaeum outdo them. In 1876 the Beantown Athenaeum deposited the painting bulk the Museum of Fine Veranda, Boston. In 1980 it was bought by the Museum be proper of Fine Arts, Boston and rectitude National Portrait Gallery jointly munch through the Boston Athenaeum. As forfeited 2024, it splits its spell between the Museum of Fragile Arts, Boston and the Stable Portrait Gallery in Washington, DC.[6][7]