"My Beloved Country!" ~ George Washington
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Official Collection of 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!" Portrait of George Washington
by Igor V. Babailov at the George Washington's Mount Vernon
Estate & Museum, Mount Vernon, Virginia
“That is the man himself”
Official portrait statue of
George Washington (Richmond, VA)
by Jean-Antoine Houdon
(1741-1828)
~ 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 his sculpture by Jean-Antoine Houdon)
About the New Portrait of George Washington
The world-famous sculptor Jean-Antoine Houdon (1741-1828) 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 of Washington for his official statue - his bust and the life mask at Mount Vernon, Virginia.
NEW Portrait
