Ann Barry

Following Moore's death in 1948, the portrait passed to his wife, Jean McGinley Moore Draper, who bequeathed it to the National Gallery of Art in 1954.

Created in 1803 by Gilbert Stuart, the oil-on-canvas portrait of Ann Barry was originally owned by the sitter's mother, Joanna Barry. Upon Joanna Barry's death in Washington, D.C., in October 1811, the work was bequeathed to her nephew, James David Barry, as stipulated in her will. The painting remained within the family line until it passed by descent to George Worthen Whistler in Baltimore.

In February 1927, Whistler sold the piece at Christie, Manson & Woods in London, where it was acquired by Arthur Tooth. Later that year, the work was sold by the Daniel H. Farr Co. to Edward Small Moore of New York. Following Moore's death in 1948, the portrait passed to his wife, Jean McGinley Moore Draper, who bequeathed it to the National Gallery of Art in 1954.

The portrait is currently held in the collection of the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., having entered the institution in 1954 as a bequest from Jean McGinley Moore Draper. Prior to this acquisition, the work passed through several private hands, including the sitter's nephew James David Barry and George Worthen Whistler, before being sold at Christie, Manson & Woods in London on February 4, 1927. Following the auction, the painting was purchased by the dealer Arthur Tooth and subsequently sold by Daniel H. Farr Co. to Edward Small Moore in 1927.

The provided records detail the ownership lineage from 1811 through the mid-20th century but do not list specific public exhibitions or an accession number for the work.