George Washington at Princeton
1898
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
1898
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Dominant colour
George Washington at Princeton is a 1898 by Albert Rosenthal, a Impressionism work, depicting George Washington, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
Albert Rosenthal shows George Washington standing in a dark room. He wears a white wig and a blue coat. His hand rests on a table with papers. This isn’t a war scene. It’s 1777, after Washington won at Princeton. He looks tired, not heroic. The artist added details from old sketches. Washington’s face looks older than in most paintings. Compare this to Charles Willson Peale’s portraits of Washington. See it at the Cleveland Museum of Art.
Albert Rosenthal (January 30, 1863 – December 20, 1939) was an American portrait artist, printmaker, writer, and collector from Philadelphia.
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