The Genius of Gilbert Stuart

by Dorinda Evans and Gilbert Stuart

Gilbert Stuart was probably the most gifted American portraitist of the late-eighteenth and early-nineteenth centuries. He is best known for his "Athenaeum" portrait of George Washington, which is today a national icon. In this book, Dorinda Evans combines a wealth of original insights with revealing new documentation to present a long-needed, scholarly treatment of Stuart's life and influential work. Evans begins by tracing Stuart's early years and...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691059454
• ISBN13: 9780691059457
• Release Date: March 1999
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 2.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 8.5" x 11.0"