As the first president of the United States, George Washington is one of the most recognizable figures in American history.

Gilbert Stuart's (1755-1828) second life portrait of George Washington, the engraving of which graces our $1 bill, is perhaps the world's most-seen face. Painted in 1796, Gilbert deliberately left it ...

This George Washington portrait by Gilbert Stuart, commissioned by James Madison, has a colorful history. Now Christie’s in New York will auction it in January.

Artist Gilbert Stuart made numerous paintings of the first president. The copy that's up for sale was commissioned by James ...

Gilbert Stuart, who created portraits of key figures of the American Revolution and in early U.S. history, died on this day in history on July 9, 1828. Gilbert’s distinctive portrait style remains the ...

Early next year, Christie's will offer up an 1804 oil portrait of George Washington by artist Gilbert Stuart. The painting, commissioned by James Madison, the US's fourth president, served as a model ...

Gilbert Stuart was an American artist renowned for his portraiture and portraits. "Never be sparing of colour, load your pictures, but keep your colours as separate as you can," he advised. "No ...

This exhibition brings together a selection of oil paintings by Gilbert Stuart (1755–1828) from the Museum’s collection, including his famous portraits of Thomas Jefferson and James Madison. The ...

Gilbert Stuart painted the famous Lansdowne portrait of George Washington. Illustration by Emily Lankiewicz / Photos via Wikimedia Commons and Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery Gilbert Stuart ...

"American Paintings in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston," Boston (Museum of Fine Arts), distributed by New York Graphic Society, Greenwich, Conn., 1969. Troyen, Carol, et al., "American Paintings in ...