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Where is the "Lansdowne" portrait of George Washington?
The National Portrait Gallery's full-length 1796 "Lansdowne" portrait of George Washington by Gilbert Stuart will be off view until late fall of 2017 for conservation. The painting has been conserved in the past and is in stable condition; however, a yellowish varnish currently disguises the portrait's original brilliance. Conservators will clean the Lansdowne, and for the first time since the museum acquired it, the painting will undergo a complete analysis using digital X-rays, infrared reflectography, and ultraviolet light.
The painting's conservation is being funded by Bank of America.
The Lansdowne has been on view in the museum since it opened in 1968, on long-term loan before the Portrait Gallery acquired the portrait in 2001 through the generosity of the Donald W. Reynolds Foundation. |