Portrait of John Henderson, English actor, 1747-1785
Gilbert Stuart
c. 1780
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
9.4 × 7.3 cm (3 11/16 × 2 7/8 in.); Framed: 11.3 × 8.1 cm (4 7/16 × 3 3/16 in.)
Classification
miniature painting
Department
Painting and Sculpture of Europe
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
87464
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...