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Gilbert Stuart (1755-1828), Painter

Artist associated with 60 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.

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John Singleton Copley

by Gilbert Stuart
oil on canvas, circa 1784
NPG 2143

Isaac Barré

by Gilbert Stuart
oil on canvas, (1785)
NPG 1191

John Philip Kemble

by Gilbert Stuart
oil on canvas, feigned oval, circa 1785
On display in Room 19 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 49

Benjamin West

by Gilbert Stuart
oil on canvas, 1785
On display in Room 19 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 349

John Hall

by Gilbert Stuart
oil on canvas, 1785
On display in Room 12 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 693

Sarah Siddons (née Kemble)

by Gilbert Stuart
oil on canvas, 1787
On display in Room 19 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 50

George Washington

by Gilbert Stuart
oil on canvas, (1796)
NPG 2041

George Washington

after Gilbert Stuart
oil on canvas, 1797
On display in Room 14 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 774

Joseph Priestley

by J. Partridge, after Gilbert Stuart
stipple engraving, late 18th century
NPG D13808

John Henderson as Iago

by Francesco Bartolozzi, after Gilbert Stuart
hand-coloured stipple engraving, late 18th century
NPG D16777

Joseph Brant (Thayendanegea)

by J. Peachey, after Gilbert Stuart
etching and aquatint, 1786
NPG D23311

Benjamin West

by Caroline Watson, published by John Boydell, published by Josiah Boydell, after Gilbert Stuart
stipple engraving, published 1786 (circa 1785)
NPG D37694

Benjamin West

by Caroline Watson, after Gilbert Stuart
stipple engraving, published 1786 (circa 1785)
NPG D37695

Benjamin West

by Caroline Watson, published by John Boydell, published by Josiah Boydell, after Gilbert Stuart
stipple engraving, published 1786 (circa 1785)
NPG D19926