Painter:

Trumbull, John 1756-1843  Search this

Subject:

Washington, George  Search this

Lee, Billy  Search this

Medium:

Oil on canvas

Type:

Paintings

Owner/Location:

Metropolitan Museum of Art 5th Avenue at 82nd Street New York New York 10028 Accession Number: 24.109.88

Date:

1780

Notes:

Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1975.

Gardner & Feld, "American Ptgs," Metropolitan Museum,. Vol. I, 1965, pg. 101-102.

Caldwell, John, and Oswaldo Rodriguez Roque, "American Paintings in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Volume I: A Catalogue of Works by Artists Born by 1815," New York, NY: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1994, pg. 201

Summary:

Portrait of George Washington standing in a landscape depicting West Point on the Hudson River. In his hands he holds his hat and sword, and a scrolled document. Nearby is his horse and a turbaned black attendant, usually identified as Washington's manservant Billy Lee.

Topic:

Portrait male--Full length  Search this

Occupation--Political--President  Search this

Dress--Uniform--Military Uniform  Search this

Landscape--New York--West Point  Search this

Landscape--River--Hudson River  Search this

Portrait male--Waist length  Search this

Animal--Horse  Search this

Control number:

IAP 36120082

Data Source:

Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_ari_41871