After Gilbert Stuart (1755-1828), Portrait of George Washington (Athenaeum type), painted circa 1820

After Gilbert Stuart (1755-1828)
Portrait of George Washington (Athenaeum type), painted circa 1820
Painted circa 1820
oil on canvas
30 ¼ x 25 in. (sight)

Provenance
Dr. Samuel D. Forsyth (d. 1841), Virginia and Rapides, Louisiana; Angostura (Ciudad Bolivar), La Guaira and Caracas, Venezuela
Simón Bolívar (1783-1830), Caracas
President Carlos Soublette (1789-1870), Caracas
Federico Brandt (1878-1932), Caracas
Julia Brandt (1913-1998), Caracas, daughter
(above as detailed in 1979 bill of sale)
With M. Knoedler & Company, New York, 1929-1940
Probably Parker McCollester (1890-1954), New York

Pre-Lot Text
PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE FLORIDA COLLECTION

Literature
“Banquete y Sarao en Celebridad del General La Fayette,” El Constitucional Caraqueno, Caracas, 15 November 1824, p. 1.

Exhibited
New York, M. Knoedler & Company, 28 April 1929-3 September 1940.
New York, M. Knoedler & Company, 28 March 1968-3 September 1968.
Brooklyn, New York, The Brooklyn Museum, 18 July 1977-10 January 1980.