Gilbert Stuart: Colour Plates

By Maria Peitcheva

Gilbert Charles Stuart (December 3, 1755 - July 9, 1828) was an American painter from Rhode Island. Throughout his career, Gilbert Stuart produced portraits of over 1,000 people, including the first six Presidents of the United States. He is widely considered one of America's foremost portraitists. His best known work is the unfinished portrait of George Washington that is sometimes referred to as The Athenaeum, begun in 1796 and never finished. Stuart retained the portrait and used it to paint 130 copies which he sold for $100 each. The image of George Washington featured in the painting has appeared on the United States one-dollar bill for over a century, and on various U.S. Postage stamps of the 19th century and early 20th century.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1540673022
• ISBN13: 9781540673022
• Release Date: November 2016
• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 46 Pages
• Weight: 0.38 lbs.
• Dimensions: 11.0" x 0.1" x 8.5"