Gilbert Stuart's Athenaeum portrait of George Washington [graphic] / Heywood, 173 Wash'n. St. [between 1857 and 1859]

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Gilbert Stuart's Athenaeum portrait of George Washington [graphic] / Heywood, 173 Wash'n. St. [between 1857 and 1859]

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The photographer used a dark oval mask to vignette this daguerreotype study of Gilbert Stuart's unfinished painting of George Washington. Stuart's portrait was purchased by the Boston Athenaeum from Stuart's widow in 1828 and remained on view in the Library for fifty years.

1 photograph : quarter plate daguerreotype, b&w ; mat with protector 11 x 9 cm., case 12 x 10 cm.

Boston Athenaeum

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Washington, George, 1732-1799

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George Washington (b. Feb. 22, 1732, Westmoreland County, Va.-d. Dec. 14, 1799, Mount Vernon, VA) was the first president of the United States, serving from 1789 to 1797. Washington came from a family of farmers and landowners. He had little education but showed an aptitude for mathematics. He used this talent to become a surveyor. At 15, Washington took a job as assistant surveyor on a team sent to map the Shenandoah Valley in western Virginia. In his early 20s, Washington joined the Virgin...

Heywood, John B., -1870

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Stuart, Gilbert, 1755-1828

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