George Washington (Trumbull)
George Washington is a 1780 portrait of George Washington by American artist John Trumbull which is in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. [1]
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Artist | John Trumbull |
Year | 1780 |
Medium | oil paint, canvas |
Dimensions | 91.4 cm (36.0 in) × 71.1 cm (28.0 in) |
Location | Metropolitan Museum of Art |
Accession No. | 24.109.88 |
Identifiers | The Met object ID: 12822 |
The oil on canvas painting measures 36 inches (0.91 m) x 28 inches (0.71 m). It depicts Washington standing near the Hudson River with his enslaved servant Billy Lee behind him. West Point can be seen in the distance.
Trumbull painted the picture from memory some five years after serving on Washington's staff during the American War of Independence.
The work is on view in the Metropolitan Museum's Gallery 753.
See also
References
- "John Trumbull: George Washington". Metropolitan Museum of Art. Retrieved August 3, 2015.
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