Artwork Details
- Title
- George Washington
- Artists
- Copy after Gilbert Stuart
- Date
- ca. 1845
- Location
- Not on view
- Dimensions
- 6 1⁄8 x 5 in. (15.6 x 12.7 cm) rectangle
- Credit Line
- Gift of Mrs. Henry Du Pré Bounetheau
- Mediums
- Mediums Description
- watercolor on ivory
- Subjects
- Portrait male — Washington, George — bust
- Occupation — political — president
- Object Number
- 1946.3.15
Artwork Description
This miniature was painted after a bust-length portrait by Gilbert Stuart, in which Washington appears in a black jacket and white tie, his lips pursed in a serious expression. In 1845 the Charleston, South Carolina, Courier published this description of the miniature: “Benevolence, wisdom, and dignity are alike impressed on the venerable features; and so excellent is the likeness---so full, too of all the elements of goodness and greatness---that the beholder almost feels himself in the presence of the departed excellence.” Conservation of this miniature was made possible through a generous grant provided by the Smithsonian Women’s Committee.