"My Beloved Country!" ~ George Washington
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Official Collection: George Washington's Mount Vernon Estate & Museum, Mount Vernon, Virginia
( 30"x24", Oil on Canvas )
Original Portrait, Concept & Composition, Copyright © Igor V. Babailov
"My Beloved Country!" The New Portrait of George Washington
by Igor V. Babailov is in the Collection of the George Washington's Mount Vernon Estate & Museum, Mount Vernon, Virginia
“That is the man himself”
Official statue of
George Washington
by Jean-Antoine Houdon (1741-1828) (Richmond, VA)
~ General LaFayette ( about the statue of G. Washington in Richmond, VA )
George Washington
"Houdon's bust came first, and my head [G.W's portrait] next"
~ Gilbert Stuart ( preeminent American Portraitist, known for his portraits of George Washington )
"It is right that people in later generations could
see my exact likeness"
~ George Washington
( about Houdon's sculpture )
NEW Portrait
“We will take great pride in displaying your work for generations to come.”
Executive Director, George Washington’s Mount Vernon
Estate and Museum, Mount Vernon, Virginia
in his official statue of George Washington in Richmond, VA., according to historians captured the most accurate likeness ever created of the First American President.
The NEW portrait of
George Washington by Igor Babailov is based precisely on that sculptured likeness, transforming it into painting.
The artist’s portrait research and references also included Houdon's preliminary sculpture studies: the Washington's bust and the life mask at Mount Vernon, Virginia.
About the New Portrait of George Washingtom
The world-famous sculptor
~ James C. Rees,
