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Lot 308
Description:
After Gilbert Stuart (American, 1755-1828), "George Washington", copy of the Athenaeum portrait, miniature watercolor on ivory, signed "G.S." and dated "1799" lower left, sight 4 1/8 in. x 3 1/8 in., in a brass frame.
- Notes: Note: This is a small scale version of the great portrait that Stuart began painting from life in the spring of 1796, and left unfinished in its lower parts. In terms of the costume and style, the miniature is closest to the "Edward Pennington portrait" of the same design, of 1796-1803, now in the Senate Collection in the U.S. Capitol building. The coloring is restrained and sober, in keeping with the General's reputation; the fine case suggests that it may have been framed contemporaneously.
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September 11, 2010 10:00 AM CDT
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