Lansdowne Portrait of George Washington

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The Lansdowne Portrait of George Washington is a full-length, iconic 1796 oil painting by Gilbert Stuart depicting the first U.S. president in a dignified, statesmanlike pose that has become one of the most famous images of Washington.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf full-length portrait
history painting
oil painting
portrait
collection Smithsonian Institution
commissionedBy William Bingham
commissionedFor William Petty-FitzMaurice, 1st Marquess of Lansdowne
surface form: William Petty, 1st Marquess of Lansdowne
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
creator Gilbert Stuart
culturalSignificance one of the most famous images of George Washington
symbol of American republican ideals
depictionForm full-length figure
standing figure
three-quarter view
depictionRole President of the United States
civilian leader
depicts George Washington
first president of the United States
depictsEvent presidency of George Washington
depictsGesture outstretched right arm
depictsObject U.S. flag motif
books
chair
column
drapery
federal-style furniture
inkstand
quill pen
rainbow
sword
table
genre political portrait
hasCopy replicas by Gilbert Stuart
variants in other collections
iconicFor early United States political imagery
image of American presidency
visual image of George Washington
inception 1796
influenced later official portraits of U.S. presidents
location National Portrait Gallery
surface form: National Portrait Gallery, Washington, D.C.
medium oil paint
movement American Federal style
surface form: American Neoclassicism
namedAfter William Petty-FitzMaurice, 1st Marquess of Lansdowne
surface form: William Petty, 1st Marquess of Lansdowne
originalLanguage none
setting classical interior
shows George Washington addressing viewer
George Washington in civilian dress
George Washington in statesmanlike pose
support canvas
titleLanguage English

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Gilbert Stuart notableWork Lansdowne Portrait of George Washington
Charles Willson Peale notableWork Lansdowne Portrait of George Washington
this entity surface form: Portraits of George Washington