Portrait of George Washington
after Gilbert Stuart after William Edgar Marshall

 

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Oil on canvas 25.25 by 30.25 inches (stretcher size).
In a gold gilt spandrel frame with floral, 
insect, and acorn decorations. 
Oval opening 24.25 by 29.5 inches. 
Overall frame dimensions 34.5 by 39.5 inches. 

 

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Portrait detail 

 

Comparative Research
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         Portrait              Marshall engraving

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 Athenaeum

Portrait with digital enhanced brightness levels (left) is compared to the William Edgar Marshall 1862 steel engraving of president George Washington (center) and the Boston Athenaeum  portrait (right), which Marshall copied to produce his engraving. 

 

 

 

Artist Information

name: unsigned

 


Further Biographical Information

 

 

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Frame corner detail

 

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Frame back