George Washington
Medium
Painting
Classification
Painting
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Accession Number
NPG.80.16
Rights
Public Domain
Tags
BrassEpauletCaneExteriorFarmerCongressional Gold MedalGeorge Washington: MaleGeneralRevolutionary WarPresident of US
About this artwork
The artist; public auction 1792. Anthony Fothergill [1732-1813]; John Coakley Lettsom; (Leigh and Sotheby), London, May 2-4, 1816; (Shaw Armour, Montreal), Dec. 14, 1816. Henry Brevoort purchased it in Toronto 1817; his son James Carson Brevoort; his nephew Grenville Kane; his daughter Edith Kane [Mrs. George F. Baker]; her son George F. Baker, Jr.; his widow, Mrs. George F. Baker, Jr. [Kim K. Campbell, Mrs. Rolla D. Campbell, Jr.]; purchased 1980 NPG