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The exhibition also features the work of Edward Savage, Giuseppe Ceracchi, Christian Gullager, Archibald Robertson, Adolph-Ulrich Wertmüller, and Walter Robertson.
1. George Washington / John Ramage / Watercolor on ivory, 1789 / Collection of Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Nicholson
2. George Washington / Edward Savage / Oil on canvas, 1789-1790 / Harvard University Portrait Collection
3. George Washington before the Battle of Trenton / John Trumbull / Oil on canvas, circa 1792 /The Metropolitan Museum of Art
4. George Washington / William Joseph Williams / Pastel on paper, 1794 / Alexandria-Washington Masonic Lodge No. 22, Ancient, Free, and Accepted Masons
5. George Washington / James Sharples (1751/1752-1811) /Pastel on paper, 1796 / National Portrait Gallery
6. George Washington (Vaughn-type) / Gilbert Stuart / Oil on canvas, 1795 / The Metropolitan Museum of Art
7. George Washington / Charles Willson Peale / Oil on canvas, 1795 / The New-York Historical Society
8. Martha Washington/ Charles Willson Peale / Oil on canvas, 1795 / Independence National Historical Park
9. Martha Washington / James Peale / Watercolor on ivory, 1796 / Mount Vernon Ladies Association
10. Martha Washington (Athenaeum portrait) detail / Gilbert Stuart / Oil on canvas, 1796 / National Portrait Gallery; owned jointly with the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
11. George Washington (Athenaeum portrait) detail / Gilbert Stuart / Oil on canvas, 1796 / National Portrait Gallery; owned jointly with the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
12. George Washington (Landsdowne portrait) / Gilbert Stuart / Oil on canvas, 1796 / National Portrait Gallery, Anonymous loan
Title image:
George Washington (The Athenaeum portrait) detail/ Gilbert Stuart/ Oil on canvas, 1796/ National Portrait Gallery, Owned jointly with the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
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