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Washington as a Farmer at Mount Vernon, 1851, Junius Brutus Stearns

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A few nice photo to canvas images I found:


Washington as a Farmer at Mount Vernon, 1851, Junius Brutus Stearns
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Although posting photos, most from some time ago, I’m virtually inactive on Flickr with some sporadic moments of energy. Any views (and comments) are most appreciated. Thank you.

On display at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts in Richmond is a painting by Junius Brutus Stearns (1810-1885), American painter, one of 5 major artworks by Stearns about Washington (4 are in the museum’s collection). This one is entitled Washington as a Farmer at Mount Vernon (1851), oil on canvas, measuring 14.5 x 22.625 in (36.83 x 57.47 cm). The scene shows Washington in conversation with his overseer, Mount Vernon in the background; slaves are working the field and in the lower left are two adopted grandchildren at play. One of Stearns; paintings was on a 1937 US postage stamp, depicting Washington in his role as statesman. 5 paintings are on line at www.the-athenaeum.org/art/list.php?m=a&s=du&aid=1037

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Junius_Brutus_Stearns

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