George Heathcote
Gilbert Stuart
ca. 1785
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
36 x 28 in. (91.4 x 71.1 cm)
Classification
Painting
Culture
American
Department
The American Wing
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Heathcote Art Foundation, 1986
Accession Number
1986.264.1
Tags
MenPortraits
About the Artist
Gilbert Stuart
Gilbert Stuart (1755–1828) was born on December 3, 1755, in Saunderstown, Rhode Island. He received his first painting instruction from local portraitist Samuel King, then studied under Scottish artist Cosmo Alexander who brought him to Scotland in 1771. After Alexander died, Stuart returned to Newport before sailing to London in 1775, where he entered the studio of Benjamin West for approximately...