Gibbs-Channing-Avery Portrait
1795 oil painting by Gilbert Stuart
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The Gibbs-Channing-Avery is a portrait oil painting of George Washington, the first U.S. president and one of the Founding Fathers of the United States, painted by Gilbert Stuart in 1795.[1]
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| Artist | Gilbert Stuart |
| Year | 1795 |
| Medium | Oil on canvas |
| Subject | George Washington |
| Dimensions | 76.8 x 64.1 cm |
| Location | Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City |
| Website | www.metmuseum.org |
History
The portrait was created in 1795 as a stem of the Vaughan Portrait and belongs to a group called the "Vaughan Group."[2] The Gibbs-Channing-Avery portrait is one of the earliest and highest-quality replicas Stuart painted based directly on the original sitting.[3][4]
Copies
See also
- Athenaeum Portrait – 1796 unfinished portrait of George Washington by Gilbert Stuart
- Lansdowne portrait – 1796 painting by Gilbert Stuart
- George Washington in the American Revolution – Overview of George Washington's position in the American Revolution
