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Gilbert Stuart

American painter

Also known as: Gilbert Charles Stuart

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In full:: Gilbert Charles Stuart

Born:: December 3, 1755, Saunderstown, Rhode Island colony [now in North Kingstown, Rhode Island, U.S.]

Died:: July 9, 1828, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. (aged 72)

Awards And Honors:: Hall of Fame (1900)

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Gilbert Stuart (born December 3, 1755, Saunderstown, Rhode Island colony [now in North Kingstown, Rhode Island, U.S.]—died July 9, 1828, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.) American painter who was one of the great portrait painters of his era and the creator of a distinctively American portrait style. Stuart grew up in Newport, Rhode Island, where he learned the rudiments of painting. In 1775 he went to London and entered the studio of the expatriate American artist Benjamin West, with whom he worked for about six years. His mature style owes more, however, to the work of Thomas Gainsborough and Sir Joshua Reynolds ...(100 of 355 words)

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