Gilbert Stuart
(1755-1828), PainterArtist associated with 61 portraits
American-born Stuart sailed to Scotland with his mentor, portraitist Cosmo Alexander, in around 1772. He arrived in London in 1775 with little money and few prospects. He was hired by portraitist Benjamin West as a drapery painter; his own work improved and within two years was exhibiting at the Royal Academy. By 1782, Stuart was a successful portrait painter but, always careless financially, he was twice imprisoned for debt. In 1787, he moved to Dublin, where he continued both to paint and to accumulate debt. Stuart returned to the United States in 1793 living first in New York and then moving to Philadelphia where he set up a highly successful portrait studio.
by Gilbert Stuart
oil on canvas, based on a work of circa 1785
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by Gilbert Stuart
oil on canvas, feigned oval, circa 1785
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by Gilbert Stuart
oil on canvas, 1785
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by Gilbert Stuart
oil on canvas, 1785
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by Gilbert Stuart
oil on canvas, 1787
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by Gilbert Stuart
oil on canvas, probably 19th century, based on a work of 1796
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by J. Partridge, after Gilbert Stuart
stipple engraving, late 18th century
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by Francesco Bartolozzi, after Gilbert Stuart
hand-coloured stipple engraving, late 18th century
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by James Peachey (Peachy, Pitchy), after Gilbert Stuart
stipple, 1786
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by Caroline Watson, published by John Boydell, published by Josiah Boydell, after Gilbert Stuart
stipple engraving, published 1786 (circa 1785)
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by Caroline Watson, after Gilbert Stuart
stipple engraving, published 1786 (circa 1785)
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by Caroline Watson, published by John Boydell, published by Josiah Boydell, after Gilbert Stuart
stipple engraving, published 1786 (circa 1785)
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by John Hall, after Gilbert Stuart
line engraving, published 1787 (1785)
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by and published by John Hall, after Gilbert Stuart
line engraving, published 5 April 1787 (1785)
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George Montagu, 4th Duke of Manchester
by John Jones, published by William Austin, after Gilbert Stuart
mezzotint, published 20 January 1790
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George Montagu, 4th Duke of Manchester
by John Jones, published by William Austin, after Gilbert Stuart
mezzotint, published 20 January 1790
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by Charles Howard Hodges, published by George Cowen, after Gilbert Stuart
mezzotint, published 1 November 1790
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by Charles Howard Hodges, after Gilbert Stuart
mezzotint, published 1790
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