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Washington Family

Artist
Edward Savage, 26 Nov 1761 - 6 Jul 1817
Sitter
George Washington, 22 Feb 1732 - 14 Dec 1799
Martha Dandridge Custis Washington, 2 Jun 1731 - 22 May 1802
Eleanor Parke Custis Lewis, 31 Mar 1779 - 15 Jul 1852
George Washington Parke Custis, 30 Apr 1781 - 10 Oct 1857
Possibly
William ("Billy") Lee, c. 1750 - c. 1828
Christopher Sheels, 1776 - after 1802
Date
1789-96
Type
Painting
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
Stretcher (estimate): 213.7 x 284.2cm (84 1/8 x 111 7/8")
Topic
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Seating\Chair
Costume\Headgear\Hat
Nature & Environment\Water
Exterior\Landscape
Costume\Headgear\Hat\Cap
Printed Material\Document\Scroll
Interior\Interior with Exterior View
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Table
Exterior\Sky
Home Furnishings\Drape
Weapon\Sword
Architecture\Column
Printed Material\Map
Costume\Dress Accessory\Fan
Home Furnishings\Globe
Costume\Dress Accessory\Ribbon
Eleanor Parke Custis Lewis: Female
Eleanor Parke Custis Lewis: Visual Arts\Artist\Silhouettist
William ("Billy") Lee: Male
William ("Billy") Lee: Society and Social Change\Enslaved person
William ("Billy") Lee: Society and Social Change\Service worker\Domestic worker\Servant
George Washington: Male
George Washington: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Revolutionary War
George Washington: Politics and Government\Statesman\Colonial statesman
George Washington: Natural Resource Occupations\Agriculturist\Farmer
George Washington: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\General
George Washington: Politics and Government\President of US
George Washington: Science and Technology\Surveyor
George Washington: Congressional Gold Medal
Martha Dandridge Custis Washington: Female
Martha Dandridge Custis Washington: Politics and Government\First Lady\First Lady of US
George Washington Parke Custis: Male
George Washington Parke Custis: Literature\Writer\Playwright
Christopher Sheels: Male
Christopher Sheels: Society and Social Change\Enslaved person
Portrait
Credit Line
Owner: National Gallery of Art

This record is part of the Catalog of American Portraits, a research archive of the National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution. Permission to reproduce images (if available) must be obtained from the portrait owner. Please note that if an owner is listed above, this information may not be current.

Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Object number
1940.1.2 NGA
Data Source
Catalog of American Portraits