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Artist:
William Clarke, active 1785 - 1806  Search this
Sitter:
George Washington, 22 Feb 1732 - 14 Dec 1799  Search this
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
Stretcher: 77.5 × 64.8 × 1.9cm (30 1/2 × 25 1/2 × 3/4")
Frame: 95.7 × 82.7 × 7cm (37 11/16 × 32 9/16 × 2 3/4")
Type:
Painting
Place:
United States\Pennsylvania\Philadelphia
Date:
1800
Provenance:
Unknown before acquisition by Charles Harry Foster (1914 – 2008) and his wife, Eleanor Morein Foster, in 1994 or earlier.
Topic:
Nature & Environment\Animal\Horse  Search this
Costume\Headgear\Hat\Tricorne  Search this
Costume\Dress Accessory\Epaulet  Search this
Weapon\Cannon  Search this
Music\Musical instrument\Drum  Search this
Symbols & Motifs\Flag\National\United States  Search this
George Washington: Male  Search this
George Washington: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Revolutionary War  Search this
George Washington: Politics and Government\Statesman\Colonial statesman  Search this
George Washington: Natural Resource Occupations\Agriculturist\Farmer  Search this
George Washington: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\General  Search this
George Washington: Politics and Government\President of US  Search this
George Washington: Science and Technology\Surveyor  Search this
George Washington: Congressional Gold Medal  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Eleanor Morein Foster in memory of Charles Harry Foster; National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Object number:
NPG.2012.90
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
See more items in:
National Portrait Gallery Collection
Location:
Currently not on view
Data Source:
National Portrait Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm44bb88b08-c186-4be7-9a38-f95cff2a933a
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_NPG.2012.90