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        <h1 class="wow fadeInLeft" data-wow-delay=".4s">Gilbert Stuart (1755-1828)</h1>
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      <p class="wow fadeInLeft" data-wow-delay=".4s" align="justify">Do you think you may own a painting by Gilbert Stuart? We authenticate, appraise and research all paintings by this great artist.</p>
      <p  class="wow fadeInRight" data-wow-delay=".4s"><img src="uploads/artists/artists_l-z/stuart/Stuart_SelfPortrait.jpeg" alt="art" alt="Self-Portrait" width="auto" height="auto"></p>
      <div class="boldcap wow fadeInRight" data-wow-delay=".4s">Self-Portrait</div>
      <p class="wow fadeInLeft" data-wow-delay=".4s">Gilbert Stuart was an early American portrait painter known for his many iconic portraits of George Washington. Stuart was born in Rhode Island and grew up in Newport, receiving his earliest training as a painter from Scottish artist Cosmo Alexander. In 1771, Stuart followed Alexander to Scotland to continue his studies. However, his teacher died only a year later. Stuart attempted to support himself in Scotland as a painter but found no success and sailed back to Newport in 1773.</p>
      <p  class="wow fadeInRight" data-wow-delay=".4s"><img src="uploads/artists/artists_l-z/stuart/Stuart_ThePercyChildren.jpg" alt="The Percy Children" width="auto"></p>
      <div class="boldcap wow fadeInRight" data-wow-delay=".4s">The Percy Children</div>
      <p  class="wow fadeInRight" data-wow-delay=".4s"><img src="uploads/artists/artists_l-z/stuart/Stuart_HenriettaElizabethFredericaVane.jpg" alt="Henrietta Elizabeth Frederica Vane" width="auto"></p>
      <div class="boldcap wow fadeInRight" data-wow-delay=".4s">Henrietta Elizabeth Frederica Vane</div>
      <p  class="wow fadeInRight" data-wow-delay=".4s"><img src="uploads/artists/artists_l-z/stuart/Stuart_CommodoreThomasMacdonough1818.jpg" alt="Commodore Thomas Macdonough 1818" width="auto" height="auto"></p>
      <div class="boldcap wow fadeInRight" data-wow-delay=".4s">Commodore Thomas Macdonough 1818</div>
      <p class="wow fadeInLeft" data-wow-delay=".4s">Stuart was again faced with a halt in his artistic career due to the onset of the American Revolution. Like some of his contemporaries, Stuart fled for England in 1775 where he became a student of Benjamin West. Stuart worked with the famous West for six years and finally began to find success as a painter. In 1777, Stuart exhibited his work for the first time at The Royal Academy in London. In 1782, Stuart’s painting entitled “The Skater” was his first truly successful piece and brought him great notoriety.</p>
      <p  class="wow fadeInRight" data-wow-delay=".4s"><img src="uploads/artists/artists_l-z/stuart/Stuart_TheSkater.jpg" alt="The Skater" width="auto" height="auto"></p>
      <div class="boldcap wow fadeInRight" data-wow-delay=".4s">The Skater</div>
      <p class="wow fadeInLeft" data-wow-delay=".4s">Eventually, Stuart became one of the finest and most sought after portrait painters of his time. It is even said that at one point, Stuarts price for portraits exceeded even that of his teacher Benjamin West and were only matched by artists Thomas Gainsborough and Joshua Reynolds. It is said that Stuart would paint directly on his canvas and did not need to sketch his subjects beforehand. He himself had numerous students:</p>
      <p class="wow fadeInLeft" data-wow-delay=".4s">1. Mather Brown, 1761-1831<br>
        2. John Trumbull, 1756-1843<br>
        3. George Place, died 1809<br>
        4. John Comerford, 1762-1832<br>
        5. Benjamin Trott, 1770-1841<br>
        6. John Vanderlyn, 1775-1852<br>
        7. Rembrandt Peale, 1778-1860<br>
        8. John R. Penman, 1783-1830<br>
        9. Thomas Sully, 1783-1872<br>
        10.Gilbert Stuart Newton, 1794-1835<br>
        11.Charles Gilbert Stuart, 1787-1813<br>
        12.Jane Stuart, 1812-1888<br>
        13. James Frothingham, 1788-1864<br>
        14. Matthew Harris Jouett, 1787-1827<br>
        15. Jacob Eicholtz, 1776-1842<br>
        16. Sarah Goodridge, 1788-1853<br>
        17. William James Hubbard, 1805-1862<br>
        18. John Neagle, 1796-1865<br>
        19. Fabius Whiting, 1792-1842<br>
        20. Henry Sargent, 1770-1845<br>
        21. Francis Alexander, 1800-1881<br>
        22. Samuel F.B. Morse</p>
      <p  class="wow fadeInRight" data-wow-delay=".4s"><img src="uploads/artists/artists_l-z/stuart/Stuart_PortraitOfMrs.JosiahQuincy1809.jpg" alt="Portrait of Mrs. Josiah Quincy 1809" width="auto" height="auto"></p>
      <div class="boldcap wow fadeInRight" data-wow-delay=".4s">Portrait of Mrs. Josiah Quincy 1809</div>
      <p  class="wow fadeInRight" data-wow-delay=".4s"><img src="uploads/artists/artists_l-z/stuart/Stuart_HarryDorseyGough1800.jpg" alt="Harry Dorsey Gough 1800" width="auto" height="auto"></p>
      <div class="boldcap wow fadeInRight" data-wow-delay=".4s">Harry Dorsey Gough 1800</div>
      <p class="wow fadeInLeft" data-wow-delay=".4s">Despite the fact that Stuart was, at this point, very successful and had a number of successive commissions, it is said that he was not very good with his finances and was always in danger of being sent to prison for his debts. In 1787, Stuart was even forced to flee England for Ireland where he continued to accumulate even more debt.</p>
      <p  class="wow fadeInRight" data-wow-delay=".4s"><img src="uploads/artists/artists_l-z/stuart/Stuart_JoesphBrant1786.jpg" alt="Joseph Brant 1786" width="auto" height="auto"></p>
      <div class="boldcap wow fadeInRight" data-wow-delay=".4s">Joseph Brant 1786</div>
      <p class="wow fadeInLeft" data-wow-delay=".4s">In 1793, Stuart returned to America and lived for a few years in New York City. He moved to Philadelphia in 1795 and opened a studio. This studio was to be the foundation of his American career and would help to create great fame for the artist. It was here that he painted his famous portraits of George Washington, and was kept very busy and wealthy making commissioned copies of the portraits of the first president. In fact, it was Stuart’s painting of Washington, commonly referred to as the “Athenaeum Head” that now appears on the United States dollar bill.</p>
      <p  class="wow fadeInRight" data-wow-delay=".4s"><img src="uploads/artists/artists_l-z/stuart/Stuart_AthenaeumHead.jpg" alt="Athenaeum Head" width="auto" height="auto"></p>
      <div class="boldcap wow fadeInRight" data-wow-delay=".4s">Athenaeum Head</div>
      <p class="wow fadeInLeft" data-wow-delay=".4s">Another of his paintings of Washington was saved from the original White House by first lady Dolley Madison as it was being burned by British troops in 1814. Today this painting still hangs in the White House in the East Room.</p>
      <p  class="wow fadeInRight" data-wow-delay=".4s"><img src="uploads/artists/artists_l-z/stuart/Stuart_Washington.jpg" alt="Washington" width="auto"></p>
      <div class="boldcap wow fadeInRight" data-wow-delay=".4s">Washington</div>
      <p class="wow fadeInLeft" data-wow-delay=".4s">Stuart opened another studio in Washington D.C. in 1802, and moved again to Boston in 1805 where he continued to paint and teach. Even though by the end of his life Stuart had painted over one thousand portraits of American government officials, he still managed to be in financial ruin his entire career.</p>
      <p  class="wow fadeInRight" data-wow-delay=".4s"><img src="uploads/artists/artists_l-z/stuart/Stuart_ThomasJefferson1805.jpg" alt="Thomas Jefferson 1805" width="auto" height="auto"></p>
      <div class="boldcap wow fadeInRight" data-wow-delay=".4s">Thomas Jefferson 1805</div>
      <p  class="wow fadeInRight" data-wow-delay=".4s"><img src="uploads/artists/artists_l-z/stuart/Stuart_JamesMadison.jpg" alt="James Madison" width="auto"></p>
      <div class="boldcap wow fadeInRight" data-wow-delay=".4s">James Madison</div>
      <p  class="wow fadeInRight" data-wow-delay=".4s"><img src="uploads/artists/artists_l-z/stuart/SStuart_JohnJay.jpg" alt="John Jay" width="auto" height="auto"></p>
      <div class="boldcap wow fadeInRight" data-wow-delay=".4s">John Jay</div>
      <p class="wow fadeInLeft" data-wow-delay=".4s">Stuart suffered a stroke in 1824 and continued to paint even though he was left slightly paralyzed. He died at the age of 72 and is buried in Boston. Though it is not confirmed, many art historians suggest that Gilbert Stuart is the grandfather of the 19th century artist, James Everett Stuart (1852-1941).</p>
      <p  class="wow fadeInRight" data-wow-delay=".4s"><img src="uploads/artists/artists_l-z/stuart/Stuart_BishopJeanLouisMagdelainLefebvreDeCheverus1823.jpg" alt="Bishop Jean Louis Magdelaine Lefebvre de Cheverus 1823" width="auto" height="auto"></p>
      <div class="boldcap wow fadeInRight" data-wow-delay=".4s">Bishop Jean Louis Magdelaine Lefebvre de Cheverus 1823</div>
      <p class="wow fadeInLeft" data-wow-delay=".4s">Today, Stuart’s paintings are housed literally all over the world as an example of early American art, and perhaps in your own home. Since he worked all over New England as well as in Ireland and England, it is quite possible that some of Stuart’s work could still exist literally anywhere, unauthenticated and otherwise unknown. Still wondering about an heirloom portrait hanging in your family’s estate? <a href="https://www.artexpertswebsite.com/contact/contact1.php">Contact us</a>…it could be by Gilbert Stuart.</p>
      
      
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