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Portrait of George Washington, oil on canvas, 30 x 25in., The Huntington Library and Art Gallery, San Marino, California
At the age of seventeen Rembrandt Peale was given his first opportunity to paint a life portrait of President George Washington. Over the course of his career, the artist executed many portraits of the first president, including the celebrated 'Porthole' portrait.
Portrait of George Washington was modelled after Gilbert Stuart's Athenaeum portrait, perhaps the most famous image of Washington. The Stuart image of Washington was neither a business-face nor a street-face, but rather expressed to his public the grandeur of the inner man.
Portrait of George Washington bears several stylistic characteristics of Rembrandt Peale's portraiture. According to Lillian Miller, the typical features of Peale's portraits included in this work are deepset eyes, carefully articulated nose with an emphasis on its bony structure, peachy-colored lips, a carefully painted jabot and high color in the face.
A letter from Lillian Miller dated March 13, 1995 accompanies the lot.
Portrait of George Washington, oil on canvas, 30 x 25in., The Huntington Library and Art Gallery, San Marino, California
At the age of seventeen Rembrandt Peale was given his first opportunity to paint a life portrait of President George Washington. Over the course of his career, the artist executed many portraits of the first president, including the celebrated 'Porthole' portrait.
Portrait of George Washington was modelled after Gilbert Stuart's Athenaeum portrait, perhaps the most famous image of Washington. The Stuart image of Washington was neither a business-face nor a street-face, but rather expressed to his public the grandeur of the inner man.
Portrait of George Washington bears several stylistic characteristics of Rembrandt Peale's portraiture. According to Lillian Miller, the typical features of Peale's portraits included in this work are deepset eyes, carefully articulated nose with an emphasis on its bony structure, peachy-colored lips, a carefully painted jabot and high color in the face.
A letter from Lillian Miller dated March 13, 1995 accompanies the lot.