George Washington
(1732-1799), First President of the United StatesMid-Georgian Portraits Catalogue Entry
Sitter in 22 portraits
Born in Virginia, at the time a colony of Britain, Washington was the son of a planter. Despite a formal education lasting only a few years, he taught himself planting and land surveying by reading books and watching others. In 1759 he married Martha Dandridge Custis, a widow with large land holdings and many slaves. In his youth he spent time as a soldier and politician. He was Commander-in-Chief of the American forces during the War of Independence, presided over the Philadelphia Convention that drafted the United States Constitution in 1787 and became the first President of the United States, 1789-97. He established many of the ideals and principles of republicanism on which America has since been governed.
Explore the portrait of King George III and George Washington (NPG D48091) from all angles
by Ellen Sharples, after James Sharples
pastel, 1796-1797
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by Ellen Sharples, after James Sharples
pastel, 1796-1797
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by Gilbert Stuart
oil on canvas, probably 19th century, based on a work of 1796
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'Upwards of five hundred photographic portraits of the most celebrated personages of the age'
by Frederick Holland Mares, after Disdéri, and Camille Silvy, and Duroni & Murer, and Émile Desmaisons, and John Jabez Edwin Mayall, and Herbert Watkins, and William Edward Kilburn, and Horatio Nelson King, and John & Charles Watkins, and James Mudd, and Unknown photographers, published by Ashford Brothers & Co
albumen carte-de-visite, 1863
On display in Room 22 on Floor 2 at the National Portrait Gallery
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after Charles Willson Peale
line engraving, 1783 (1776)
NPG D14655
by Thomas Holloway, after Unknown artist
line engraving, published 1794
NPG D8287
after Gilbert Stuart
lithograph, after 1796
NPG D37874
after Gilbert Stuart
engraving, after 1796
NPG D37875
published by James Heath, after Gilbert Stuart
engraving, published 12 October 1797
NPG D37879
published by George Cawthorn
line engraving, published June 1799
NPG D8286
by Henry Bone, after Gilbert Stuart
pencil drawing squared in ink for transfer, 1800 (circa 1796)
NPG D17269
by Henry Bone, after Gilbert Stuart
pencil drawing squared in ink for transfer, 1800 (1796)
NPG D17537
by Antoine Maurin, printed by François Séraphin Delpech
lithograph, 19th century
NPG D37876
by Henry Bone, after Gilbert Stuart
pencil and ink drawing squared in ink for transfer, February 1825 (1796)
NPG D17530
by James Thomson (Thompson), published by Colnaghi, Son & Co, after Henry Corbould, after Sir Francis Leggatt Chantrey
stipple engraving, published 1 January 1827
NPG D37877
after Gilbert Stuart
stipple engraving, published 1828
NPG D8481
after Gilbert Stuart
stipple engraving, published 1828
NPG D8480
published by and after F.O.C. Darley
engraving, published 1859
NPG D37878
The British Surrendering their Arms to Gen. Washington, 1781
by James Stephenson, after J.F. Renault
line and stipple engraving, circa 1860
NPG D2212
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