Gilbert Stuart's (1755-1828) second life portrait of George Washington, the engraving of which graces our $1 bill, is perhaps the world's most-seen face. Painted in 1796, Gilbert deliberately left it ...

Gilbert Stuart, who created portraits of key figures of the American Revolution and in early U.S. history, died on this day in history on July 9, 1828. Gilbert’s distinctive portrait style remains the ...

Albee and Innerst wittily render the backstory of the portrait of George Washington (1732–1799) that graces the U.S. one-dollar bill. Premier American portraitist Gilbert Stuart (1755–1828) wields a ...

Gilbert Stuart was an American artist renowned for his portraiture and portraits. "Never be sparing of colour, load your pictures, but keep your colours as separate as you can," he advised. "No ...

Entering the museum gallery, I instantly recognized the life-sized portrait of George Washington. I had first encountered the painting 50 years ago, but this was my first time seeing it live. When I ...

Early American painter Gilbert Stuart has long been mistakenly represented as a hard-drinking rogue, habitual liar, and inexplicable financial failure. To explain his stylistic unevenness as an artist ...

This exhibition brings together a selection of oil paintings by Gilbert Stuart (1755–1828) from the Museum’s collection, including his famous portraits of Thomas Jefferson and James Madison. The ...

HOW MUCH: $3-$6 at artsandculture.cabq.gov, 505-243-7255; free for children 3 years and younger; free Sunday 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. From Gilbert Stuart’s iconic painting of George Washington to Winslow ...

"American Paintings in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston," Boston (Museum of Fine Arts), distributed by New York Graphic Society, Greenwich, Conn., 1969. Troyen, Carol, et al., "American Paintings in ...

Gilbert Stuart (1755–1828), born in Saunderstown, Rhode Island, was an American painter renowned for his portraits of prominent figures, including the iconic unfinished portrait of George Washington.