Athenaeum Portrait
Gilbert Stuart · 1796
Why it's great
George Washington looks out calmly, with a pale background left unfinished. Gilbert Stuart painted this in 1796, and it's the image of Washington on the U.S. one-dollar bill. Stuart never finished it, so he kept it and made copies. It's perhaps the most reproduced portrait in American history.
Where to see it
📍 Museum of Fine Arts BostonBoston, United States
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Three places to look for a print of this painting, from budget to museum-grade:
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Gilbert Stuart was born in Rhode Island and became America's best-known portrait painter. He painted George Washington and other leaders of the young United States. He lived for years in London and Dublin before returning to the U.S. He died in Boston in 1828.
