"Let us raise a standard to which
the wise and honest can repair." -- George Washington
This unfinished Gilbert Stuart portrait of George Washington, (February 22, 1732-December, 14, 1799,) known as the Athenaeum Portrait, was painted in 1796, during the last full year of his presidency. Stuart did 100 paintings of Washington, all of which were based on three live portraits, of which this is one. It is the image from which the engraving for the one dollar bill was taken. It is jointly owned by the National Portrait Gallery in Washington DC, and the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. To learn more, please click: www.nga.gov/exhibitions/2005/stuart/philadelphia.shtm
The quote was taken from my US passport...
The quote was taken from my US passport...
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