About the Artwork
Portrait of George Washington
1779
Charles Willson Peale
1741-1827
American
Unknown
Watercolor on ivory
Overall: 2 × 1 5/8 × 1/8 inches (5.1 × 4.1 × 0.3 cm)
Paintings
American Art before 1950
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Stanley P. Sax
1996.256
This work is in the public domain.
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Provenance
1779. (possibly) Mrs. Fielding Lewis (George Washington's sister Betty Washington).(Fredericksburg, Virginia, USA). E. Grosvenor Paine
1996-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
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Charles Willson Peale, Portrait of George Washington, 1779, watercolor on ivory. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Stanley P. Sax, 1996.256.
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