George Washington (Lansdowne portrait) by Gilbert Stuart, oil on canvas, 1796 National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution. Acquired as a gift to the nation through the generosity of the Donald W. Reynolds Foundation.

When Gilbert Stuart put brush to canvas during George Washington’s presidency, he painted the image most recognized today. Stuart wanted to paint Washington, for he expected that he could make a "fortune" on images of the Revolutionary War hero and American leader.

George Washington by Gilbert Stuart, 1796, oil on canvas, approximately eight feet high by six feet, four inches wide. In this large-scale, over-life size portrait, George Washington stands in an ornate room.

Joseph Wright made multiple images of George Washington in several formats and media, including paintings, sculptures, and one engraving. Wright's plaster profile of Washington was hung in the Mansion study where it is exhibited today.

Gilbert Stuart, "George Washington (The Lansdowne Portrait)" (1796). Oil on canvas, 96 x 60 in. (243.84 x 152.4 cm.). The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Bequest of William Bingham (1811.2).

Portrait of George Washington by Gilbert Stuart in 1797. Oil on canvas, 95 x 60 inches. This full-length portrait of George Washington was painted by Gilbert Stuart in 1797, the final year of his presidency.

Choose from famous paintings, including Washington’s Presidential Portrait, or a sketch from the Battle of Yorktown, or his triumphant entry into New York. His dour visage stares forth from dozens of images, but in his chest beat the heart of a true leader.

George Washington / Robert Edge Pine / Oil on canvas, 1785 / National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution. George Washington, appointed commander-in-chief of the Continental army, took command of a ragtag force of some 17,000 men in July 1775.

The artwork, “George Washington (The Lansdowne Portrait),” was masterfully created by Gilbert Stuart in 1796. This oil-on-canvas painting belongs to the Neo-Rococo art movement and is categorized as a portrait. Currently, it is housed in the Brooklyn Museum in …

George Washington (The Lansdowne Portrait) By Gilbert Stuart - Item # 2144790. Gilbert Stuart (American, 1755-1828), George Washington (The Lansdowne Portrait), 1796, oil on canvas, 247.6 x 158.7 cm (97.5 x 62.5 in), National Portrait Gallery, Washington.