Gilbert Stuart (1755–1828)
Gilbert Stuart, portraitist, was born on 3 December 1755 in Kingston, Rhode Island. He studied painting under Benjamin West (1738–1820) in London, where he won acclaim for an exhibit at the British Royal Academy in 1782. Returning to the U.S. a decade later, he worked as a portraitist in New York City and Philadelphia, with John Adams, John Jay, and Thomas Jefferson among his subjects.
Carrie Rebora Barratt, "Gilbert Stuart (1755–1828)," The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Areeba Ahmad, "Gilbert Stuart (1755–1828)," Digital Encyclopedia of George Washington (George Washington's Mount Vernon).
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Gilbert Stuart at Find a Grave.
Gilbert Charles Stuart at FamilySearch.