Artist

Gilbert Stuart

1755–1828

132130

Works

Years lived

Painter

Style

Gilbert’s work is defined by its painter sensibility — an enduring influence on generations that followed. Most artists are dead; following is a declaration of love.

Selected works

132130 pieces

Major-General Henry Dearborn

Gilbert Stuart (American, 1755–1828)

Handkerchief

Attributed to John Hewson (American, born England, 1744–1821) After Gilbert Stuart (American, 1755–1828) United States, Pennsylvania, Probably Philadelphia

Portrait of John Henderson, English actor, 1747-1785

Gilbert Stuart (American, 1755-1828)

Landscape with Two Male Figures

After Gilbert Stuart Newton (English, 1794-1835) or Paul Sandby Munn (English, 1773-1845) or Edward Dayes (English, 1763-1804)

Thomas Jefferson

Timothy Cole (American, born England, 1852-1931) after Gilbert Stuart (American, 1755-1828)

George Washington at the Altar of Liberty (Handkerchief)

Possibly printed by Charles Gray (Scottish, active c. 1819) or Colin Gillespie (Scottish, active c. 1819) Engraved by Cornelius Tiebout (American, 1777–1832) after a drawing by Charles Buxton (American, 1768–1833) and Gilbert Stuart (American, 1755–1828) Scotland, Glasgow

Paul Revere

Stephen Alonzo Schoff (American, 1818-1904) after Gilbert Stuart (American, 1755-1828)

Handkerchief

George Washington

Samuel Arlent Edwards (American, born England, 1861–1938) after Gilbert Stuart (American, 1755–1828)

Washington Irving

Likely George Parker (English, active 1834-died 1868) after Gilbert Stuart Newtown (English, 1794-1835)

Eliza Parke Custis

H. Velten (likely American, active from 1850) after Sarah Miriam Peale (American, 1800-1885) after Gilbert Stuart (American, 1755-1828)

David Humphreys, LL.D.

George Parker (English, active in America, active 1834-1868) after James Herring (American, 1794-1867) after Gilbert Stuart (American, 1755-1828)

Alexander James Dallas Esquire

Possibly William Satchwell Leney (English, active in America and Canada, 1769-1831) published by Moses Thomas (American, 1856-1934) after Gilbert Stuart (American, 1755-1828)

Washington Irving Esquire

William B. Annin (American, died c. 1858) and George Girdler Smith (American, 1795-1878) published by S. Walker (American, 19th century) after Gilbert Stuart Newtown (English, 1794-1835)

E-3: English Reception Room of the Jacobean Period, 1625-55

Ready-to-Wear

Stuart Davis (American, 1892–1964)

E-2: English Bedchamber of the Jacobean or Stuart Period, 1603-88

E-4: English Drawing Room of the Late Jacobean Period, 1680-1702