Artist/Maker
Aline Alaux
(French, 1813 – 1856)
Related person
George Washington
(American, 1732 – 1799)
George Washington (1732-1799)
1839
Watercolor on ivory
Overall: 2 3/4 in. (7 cm)
Gift of Thomas W. Streeter
1957.33
This miniature of Washington was painted from an engraving by Laugier after a portrait painted by Gilbert Stuart. The artist seems to have come to America only about 1845, so the miniature was probably executed in her native France.
Markingsinscription: under the frame at the right: "G. Stuart"
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