Gilbert Stuart
At a glance:
- Series: Dictionary of World Biography: The 17th and 18th Centuries
- Categories: Arts
- Subcategories: American Revolution, Revolutionary War, Artists, Artisans, Painting, Painters, Drawing
- Curriculum: American Colonial History (1607-1775), American Revolutionary History (1776-1788), American Early National History (1789-1815)
Article abstract: More than any other person, Stuart has shaped the American image of George Washington. He also acquainted Americans with many others, both men and women, of the generation which founded the United States. His great artistic achievements were important in launching the cultural life of the new nation.
Early Life
Gilbert Charles Stuart was born December 3, 1755, in the family quarters over his father’s snuff mill in North Kingstown, Rhode Island (modern Narragansett). The elder Stuart, also named Gilbert, had left Scotland in the...
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