Gilbert Stuart

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Gilbert Stuart was a prominent American portrait painter best known for his iconic images of early U.S. presidents, including George Washington.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American artist
human
painter
portrait painter
birthName Gilbert Charles Stuart
burialPlace Central Burying Ground, Boston
causeOfDeath stroke
citizenship Great Britain
United States of America
countryOfBirth British America
countryOfDeath United States of America
dateOfBirth 1755-12-03
dateOfDeath 1828-07-09
era 18th century
19th century
father Gilbert Stewart
genre portrait
hasWorkInCollection Metropolitan Museum of Art
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
National Portrait Gallery, Washington, D.C.
influenced American portrait painting
knownFor iconic portrait of George Washington used on the U.S. one-dollar bill
portraits of early U.S. presidents
language English
mother Elizabeth Anthony Stuart
movement American art
Federal period
name Gilbert Stuart
nationality American
notableWork Athenaeum Portrait of George Washington
Lansdowne Portrait of George Washington
Portrait of James Madison
Portrait of James Monroe
Portrait of John Adams
Portrait of John Quincy Adams
Portrait of Martha Washington
Portrait of Thomas Jefferson
numberOfChildren 12
occupation painter
portraitist
placeOfBirth Saunderstown, Rhode Island
placeOfDeath Boston, Massachusetts
spouse Charlotte Coates
studiedUnder Benjamin West
trainedIn oil painting
workedIn Boston, Massachusetts
Dublin, Ireland
London, England
New York City
Newport, Rhode Island
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Referenced by (4)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Gilbert Stuart ("Gilbert Charles Stuart")
birthName
Gilbert Stuart
name
James Madison
portraitArtist
Benjamin West
student

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