Athenaeum Portrait of George Washington

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The Athenaeum Portrait of George Washington is an iconic unfinished 1796 oil painting by Gilbert Stuart that became the basis for the image of Washington on the U.S. one-dollar bill.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf oil painting
portrait
unfinished painting
alsoKnownAs Athenaeum Head
Stuart’s Athenaeum Portrait
artHistoricalImportance benchmark work of early American portrait painting
artistNationality American
commissionedBy George Washington
commissionedFor Martha Washington
completionStatus unfinished
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
creator Gilbert Stuart
culturalSignificance iconic image of George Washington in American visual culture
depictionType official-style state portrait
depicts George Washington
exhibitionHistory frequently exhibited as a key work in American portraiture
genre portrait art
hasPart detailed rendering of George Washington’s face
unfinished lower portion of the canvas
historicalContext painted during George Washington’s presidency
iconography formal civilian attire
neutral background emphasizing the sitter’s face
powdered hair tied back
inception 1796
inCollection Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
National Portrait Gallery
surface form: National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
influenced design of the portrait of George Washington on the United States one-dollar bill
inspired later portraits of George Washington by other artists
numerous copies by Gilbert Stuart
locationSplit original canvas jointly owned by National Portrait Gallery and Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
medium oil paint
movement American art
notableFor being the basis for the image of George Washington on the U.S. one-dollar bill
orientation portrait orientation
rightsHolder Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
National Portrait Gallery
surface form: National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
shows George Washington facing left
bust-length view of George Washington
plain background
style realism
subjectBirthName George Washington
subjectBirthYear 1732
subjectDeathYear 1799
subjectOccupation first President of the United States
support canvas
usedAs source image for numerous later engravings of George Washington

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Gilbert Stuart notableWork Athenaeum Portrait of George Washington
Portrait of Martha Washington hasPartOrCompanionWork Athenaeum Portrait of George Washington
Portrait of Martha Washington isPartOf Athenaeum Portrait of George Washington
this entity surface form: Athenaeum portraits of George and Martha Washington