George Washington (The Lansdowne Portrait)
By: Gilbert Stuart
Date: 1796
Medium: Oil on canvas
Size: 248 x 159 cm
Location: National Portrait Gallery (United States)
Medium: Oil on canvas
Size: 248 x 159 cm
Location: National Portrait Gallery (United States)
Commissioned by Senator William Bingham and his wife, this portrait shows Washington in a manner that evokes classical Roman statesmanship. Stuart painted three copies (one of which resides in the White House), along with a number of similar works.