Why is the Athenaeum Portrait Unfinished?
The Athenaeum Portrait, also known as The Athenaeum, is an unfinished painting of former United States President George Washington by Gilbert Stuart. It was created in 1796. But did you know why it was left undone? According to artist Rembrandt Peale, Martha Washington “wished a Portrait for herself” and persuaded her husband to sit again […]
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