George Washington
James Peale
ca. 1782
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
36 x 27 in. (91.4 x 68.6 cm)
Classification
Painting
Culture
American
Department
The American Wing
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Bequest of William H. Huntington, 1885
Accession Number
85.1
Tags
CannonsGeorge WashingtonPortraitsFlagsMenHorses
About the Artist
James Peale
James Peale was an American painter born in 1749, the younger brother of the more famous Charles Willson Peale, and a member of one of the most remarkable artistic families in the history of American art. Trained largely by his brother, James worked for many years in Charles Willson's shadow, assisting with portraits and miniatures in the Philadelphia studio before developing his own independent p...