Athenaeum Portrait of George Washington, by Gilbert Stuart (American, 1755-1828) One of several of the Athenaeum portraits painted by Gilbert Stuart in 1798, this particular painting was taken to China by Philadelphia trader Capt. John Blight. It was the first painting of Washington to have traveled abroad and the first seen in Asia. Used on…
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George Washington Objects
Objects in the Pamplin Collection relating to George Washington include, at the top, an American Revolutionary period stocked musket, with a 46-inch barrel, and a cherry stock made in the British Brown Bess style. With its pre-French and Indian War French lock and brass trigger guard and rammer pipes, the gun is a fine example…
George Washington George Washington, The Battle of Dorchester Heights
George Washington, The Battle of Dorchester Heights, by Emanuel Leutze (German/American, 1816-1868) This monumental (80”” x 120”) portrait, once owned by the Philadelphia Library, was painted by Leutze in 1853, not long after he completed his portrayal of “Washington Crossing the Delaware.” (One of the four studies for which is also in the Pamplin Collection.)