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A monument of American art at the fair: "George Washington" by Gilbert Stuart. The famous "Vaughan" portrait (so called from the name of its first owner, for whom it was painted in 1795)...

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A monument of American art at the fair: "George Washington" by Gilbert Stuart. The famous "Vaughan" portrait (so called from the name of its first owner, for whom it was painted in 1795)...
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George Washington

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Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1940-05-25 (Questionable)
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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection
Topics
Washington, George, 1732-1799
Genres
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Portraits
Notes
Creation/production credits: Imprinted credit below image: "Lent by the National Gallery of Art, Washington,. D.C., to the masterpieces of art exhibition."
Content: Inscribed above credit: "Art news--Annual--May 25, 1940."
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
Other local Identifier: Portrait File
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 5c21edc0-22e5-0131-337c-58d385a7bbd0
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The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

Item timeline of events

  • 1940: Issued
  • 2016: Digitized
  • 2026: Found by you!
  • 2027

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection, The New York Public Library. "A monument of American art at the fair: "George Washington" by Gilbert Stuart. The famous "Vaughan" portrait (so called from the name of its first owner, for whom it was painted in 1795)..." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1940-05-25. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/889ec280-2304-0131-b745-58d385a7b928

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection, The New York Public Library. "A monument of American art at the fair: "George Washington" by Gilbert Stuart. The famous "Vaughan" portrait (so called from the name of its first owner, for whom it was painted in 1795)..." New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed October 2, 2026. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/889ec280-2304-0131-b745-58d385a7b928

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection, The New York Public Library. (1940-05-25). A monument of American art at the fair: "George Washington" by Gilbert Stuart. The famous "Vaughan" portrait (so called from the name of its first owner, for whom it was painted in 1795)... Retrieved from https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/889ec280-2304-0131-b745-58d385a7b928

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<ref name=NYPL>{{cite web | url=https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/889ec280-2304-0131-b745-58d385a7b928 | title= (still image) A monument of American art at the fair: "George Washington" by Gilbert Stuart. The famous "Vaughan" portrait (so called from the name of its first owner, for whom it was painted in 1795)..., (1940-05-25) |author=Digital Collections, The New York Public Library |accessdate=October 2, 2026 |publisher=The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox, and Tilden Foundations}}</ref>

A monument of American art at the fair: "George Washington" by Gilbert Stuart. The famous "Vaughan" portrait (so called from the name of its first owner, for whom it was painted in 1795)...