1stDibs ExpertAugust 8, 2024
A few artists painted George Washington. However, painter Gilbert Stuart arguably produced the most well-known portrait of the first American president in 1796. Another famous portrayal of Washington is Washington Crossing the Delaware, painted by Emanuel Leutze in 1851, decades after Washington's death. During his lifetime, Washington also sat for the artists Charles Willson Peale, Joseph Wright, William Dunlap, Robert Edge Pine, John Ramage, John Trumbull, William Williams, Adolf Ulrik Wertmüller and James Sharples. Explore a large collection of American art on 1stDibs.