"What a business is this of a portrait painter! You bring him a potato and expect he will paint you a peach."

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#Portraits #Potatoes #Peaches

Source: Carrie Rebora Barratt, Gilbert Stuart, Ellen Gross Miles (2004). “Gilbert Stuart”, p.6, Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Gilbert Stuart

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Gilbert Stuart was a prominent American portrait painter known for his iconic depictions of George Washington, shaping the visual identity of the early United States.

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