Art by Gilbert Stuart

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Art by Gilbert Stuart
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Gilbert Charles Stuart (born Stewart) (December 3, 1755 - July 9, 1828) was an American painter.
Gilbert Stuart is widely considered to be one of America's foremost portraitists. His best known work, George Washington (also known as The Athenaeum and the Unfinished Portait) was completed the 1796. The image of George Washington featured in the painting has appeared on the United States One-Dollar Bill for over a century.
Throughout his career, Gilbert Stuart produced portraits of over 1,000 people, including the first six Presidents of the United States. His work can be found today at art museums across the United States and the United Kingdom, most notably the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., the National Portrait Gallery in London, and the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston