George Washington (Lansdowne) is a full-length portrait of US President George Washington by American artist, Gilbert Stuart. Washington is in the classical pose of an orator (with arm extended), holding a sword, symbolic of the president's military victories. Behind him, the columns and billowing drapery are typical of English Grand Manner portraits; in particular, a seventeenth-century French work by Hyacinthe Rigaud. The rainbow in the background symbolizes the era of peace following the American Revolution, during Washington's terms as president. - AsNotedIn
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| Y/M/D | Association | Description | Place | Locale | Food | Event | |
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| 1796/04/12 | Harriet Chew Carroll | Companion | At Stuart's house, Gilbert Stuart begins painting GW, The Lansdowne portrait, for Senator William Bingham. Washington said his agreeable expression was due to the conversations he had with Harriet Chew during the sittings. | ||||
| 1796/04/12 | George Washington | Sitter | At Stuart's house, Gilbert Stuart begins painting GW, The Lansdowne portrait, for Senator William Bingham. Washington said his agreeable expression was due to the conversations he had with Harriet Chew during the sittings. | ||||
| 1796/04/12 | Gilbert Stuart | Artist | At Stuart's house, Gilbert Stuart begins painting GW, The Lansdowne portrait, for Senator William Bingham. Washington said his agreeable expression was due to the conversations he had with Harriet Chew during the sittings. | ||||
| 1814/08/23 | Dolley Madison | Heroine | As British troops near, Dolley saves the 8 ft tall Stuart portrait of Washington. Bolted to the wall, she has the frame broken and the canvas rolled up. Two men from New York take it for safe-keeping. Dolley flees with the important papers. | The White House | Washington, DC | Battle of Bladensburg |
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| Art Attribute | American Art | ||
| Painting Attribute | Grand Manner | ||
| Art Type | Painting | art of using colored substance to create a picture | |
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