07-21-201007-22-2010
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsMarlborough MA
July 21, 2010 02:00 PMCalender
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After Gilbert Stuart (American, 1755-1828),Portrait of George Washington.

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$593$500
Auction: Discovery - 2514MLocation: MarlboroughDate / Time: July 22, 2010 10:00AM

Description:

After Gilbert Stuart (American, 1755-1828),

Portrait of George Washington. Unsigned. Oil on canvas, 17 x 11 1/4 in., unframed. Condition: Craquelure, scattered wax splatters.

Note: This portrait is a copy of Stuart's famous 1796 Lansdowne Portrait, so named because it was a gift from Pennsylvania senator William Bingham to the Marquis de Lansdowne, an English supporter of American independence. The original now hangs in The National Portrait Gallery.
Estimate $400-600

Keywords

Gilbert Stuart, George Washington, Senator, William Bingham, Pennsylvania, The National Portrait Gallery