After Charles Willson Peale (American, 1741-1827), Portrait of George Washington

Oil on canvas cut and laid on later canvas with old oval stretcher, 19th century, unsigned, presented in a 19th century gilt oval frame.

This portrait is based on Charles Willson Peale's portrait of George Washington, painted from life, during a series of sittings in 1795.

Stretcher size 25 1/4 x 21 in.; Frame dimensions 32 x 27 1/2 in.

From the Collection of Josephine Chapman Borthwick, Pinehurst, North Carolina

Madeline Colburn Sprankle, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (1872-1971)
Annette Sprankle Chapman, Radnor, Pennsylvania (1904-1988)

Accompanied by a typed letter signed from Carol E. Hevner, Consultant for the Rembrandt Peale Catalogue Raisonne, on The Peale Family Papers letterhead, dated June 12, 1989. A data sheet on the portrait is included with the letter in which Carol Hevner lists a possible attribution to Sarah Miriam Peale, based on the "upturned corners of the mouth, the brightness of the color, the handling of light and the rather oily quality of the paint."

Minor scattered retouch to background visible under UV light.