Thomas Sully / Portrait of George Washington / 1820Thomas Sully
Portrait of George Washington
1820

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Creator Name: Sully, Thomas
Creator Nationality: North American; American
Creator Role: painter
Creator Dates/Places: 1783 - 1872
Gender: M
Creator Name-CRT: Thomas Sully
Title: Portrait of George Washington
View: front
Creation Start Date: 1820
Creation End Date: 1820
Creation Date: 1820
Object Type: Paintings
Materials and Techniques: oil on canvas
Dimensions: H.94 x W.60 in.; frame H.101 x W.67 in.
AMICA Contributor: The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Owner Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
ID Number: 32.12
Credit Line: The William Hood Dunwoody Fund
Rights: http://www.artsmia.org/restrictions.html
Context:

This painting is a copy of one of Gilbert Stuart's best-known portraits of George Washington, which was finished in 1800 and hangs today in the New York Public Library. Sully made many copies of Stuart's portraits of President Washington for government buildings and historical societies because Stuart could not meet the astonishing demand for them.

In this portrait, Washington's right hand rests on a copy of the Constitution. The sword alludes to his military heroism.


AMICA ID: MIA_.32.12
Component Measured: canvas
Measurement Unit: in
AMICA Library Year: 1998
Media Metadata Rights: ?The Minneapolis Institute of Arts

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