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Congressional Cemetery: Burial place of Elbridge Gerry, former United States Vice President and Signer of the Declaration of Independence http://www.congressionalcemetery.org/
Revolutionary War Era Exhibitions in the Washington, DC, area or on-line:

George Washington: This portrait of George Washington, painted by Gilbert Stuart in 1796, is on view at the newly re-opened National Portrait Gallery: Click here.

                                                 

George Washington (Lansdowne portrait) by Gilbert Stuart, oil on canvas, 1796

 

Portraits of the Presidents: An on-line exhibition from the National Portrait Gallery's collection.  Click here

 

Revolutionary Era paintings in Washington, DC collections:

National Society, Daughters of the American Revolution:  Portrait of George Washington, painted by Rembrandt Peale, circa 1840.  Location: Library of Memorial Continental Hall.  For visitor information see:  www.dar.org


National Museum of American History, http://americanhistory.si.edu/ 14th Street, N.W., and Constitution Avenue, Washington, DC. It is open from 10:00 am to 5:30 pm daily.

National Portrait Gallery,  http://www.npg.si.edu 8th and F Street NW (Gallery Place Metro station) Phone: (202)-357-2700

Corcoran Gallery of Art http://www.corcoran.org/

500 17th Street NW, Washington, DC
Phone (202)-639-1700
Open Wednesday through Monday 10:00 AM - 5:30 PM
Gallery: Rotunda

· George Washington. A full length portrait inspired by the Gilbert Stuart (1755-1828) original. Painted c. 1805, artist unknown.

· George Washington (head) by Gilbert Stuart (1755-1828)

· Mrs. Thomas Lea (Sara Shippen). Painted c. 1798 by Gilbert Stuart.

· Thomas Amory II. Painted c. 1770-72 by John Singleton Copley (1737-1815)

· Benjamin Franklin, painted 1782 by Joseph Wright (1756-1793)

· Jonas Phillips, contributor to the Constitution, painted c. 1790 by unidentified artist.

Gallery: Second Floor, Stair Hall

· Washington Before Yorktown. Painted 1824-25 by Rembrandt Peale (1778-1860). Washington is shown with his favorite war horse, "Nelson".

Gallery: Main Building Stair Hall

· George Washington. Painted by Jane Stuart (1812-1888)

National Gallery of Art http://www.nga.gov/

4th and Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC
Phone: (202)-737-4215
Open Monday through Saturday 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM, Sunday 11:00 AM - 6:00 PM

Gallery: 60A

he White House http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/art/

1600 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC
Visitors Center Phone: (202)-208-1631

· George Washington. Painted c. 1805 by Gilbert Stuart. Location: The Library.

· George Washington. This replica of the "Lansdowne" portrait was painted in 1797 by Gilbert Stuart and has been in the White House collection since 1800. Location: The East Room. This is the painting that First Lady Dolly Madison saved from the burning White House in 1814. The 1796 Stuart original is at the National Portrait Gallery.

· Thomas Jefferson. Painted 1800 by Rembrandt Peale. Location: The Blue Room.

· George Washington (wearing Continental Army uniform). Painted c. 1785 by Gilbert Stuart. Location: West Wing, the President's Oval Office.

To return to the National Society, Sons of the American Revolution website (Art and Education section), please use this link: http://www.sar.org/about/artwork/artwork.htm

 

Other websites of interest:

The White House, 1600 Pennsylvania Ave, N.W., Washington, DC  20500 www.whitehouse.gov

The U.S. Capitol  www.aoc.gov

The Library of Congress  www.loc.gov

Mount Vernon  www.mountvernon.org

Montpelier  www.montpelier.org

Monticello  www.monticello.org

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Last updated: 11/25/2007