Gilbert Stuart

Posted Nov 2, 2009 at 17:42 CET in Artists, Fashion, Paintings, and People.

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Self portrait, 1785.

Gilbert Stuart was an American portrait painter who lived between 1755 and 1828.

Gilbert Stuart on Wikipedia.

Gilbert Stuart (Metropolitan Museum of Art Series) at Amazon.

Eleanor Gordon, ca. 1783-1784.

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Mrs. Franck Rolleston, 1785-92 or 95.

Mrs. Christopher Bertson, ca. 1788-92.

Mathilda Stoughton de Jaudenes Y Nebot, 1794.

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Mrs. James Arden, 1794.

Elizabeth Stoughton Wolcott, Laura and Oliver, ca. 1795-1796.

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Henrietta Hillegas, Mrs. Joseph Anthony Jr, ca. 1795–98.

Mrs. Thomas Lea, 1796.

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Lady Luke White & Her Son.

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Mrs Blades and her daughter.

7 comments on “Gilbert Stuart”

The Hungarican Chick, hungarican.blogspot…

Okay, no other way to put this but he’s HOT.

Nov 24, 2009 at 20:36 CET

Einbildungskraft

Where did you find the self portrait of Gilbert Stuart?

Nov 24, 2009 at 20:40 CET

Johanna, johannaost.com

I don’t remember where I found that exact image, but the original painting is apparently in the Tate collection: http://www.tate.org.uk/servlet/ViewWork?cgroupid=…

Feb 3, 2010 at 18:03 CET

Jessamyn, songsmyth.com/costumerscompanio…

Good heavens! Gilbert Stuart looks just like Jeremy Northam!

Apr 6, 2010 at 18:20 CEST

Family Portrait Artist Ka, portraitsofpeo…

They knew how to dress up for a portrait. I was definitely born in the wrong century!

Oct 23, 2011 at 17:33 CEST

Kelly Mann, KellyMannFineArt.com

Thank you again, Johanna!
The Metropolitan Museum in NY has published a (catalogue) book about Gilbert by Carrie Rebora Barratt and Ellen G. Miles, 2004. Not sure if you can order it online. I got my copy in a bookstore. It’s an extremely thorough review of his work, and even gives glimpses into his working methods.
Cheers,
Kelly

Oct 28, 2011 at 00:45 CEST

Aidan O Boyle

I can strongly recommend that catalogue on Gilbert Stuart as I worked on it.I researched the chapter on Stuart in Dublin,(pp75-99).My favourite picture in that section was the double portrait of two young girls,Anna Dorothea Foster and Charlotte Anne Dick,doing needlework (Cat.No.21,p89).Its a wonderful and little known painting which we dated to c.1790-91.