Collection Highlights
Memorial sample card
Date:
Object Number:
1947.490a
Medium:
Watercolor and hair on ivory
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
George Washington (1732-1799)
Object Number:
1925.23
Date:
1814
Medium:
Enamel
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 x 2 3/4 in. ( 7.6 x 7 cm )
Marks:
signature and date: on back: "Thomas Bishop. pinxit / Philadelphia 1814 / Washington. / a faithful copy from the original painted in Oil by Gilb't Stuart"
Gallery Label:
This miniature was copied from the "Athenaeum type" of Washington portrait by Gilbert Stuart; the original, owned by the Boston Athenaeum, was painted in Philadelphia in 1796 and was the prototype for countless replicas by many later artists.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Ann E. Bishop
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
