George Washington
"This profile portrait of George Washington was likely made after one by James Sharples, the renowned British pastellist, for whom the President sat at least once. Mount Vernon also holds a set of Sharples’ original pastels which are believed to have been produced from life sittings with the Washington family members in 1796 or 1797. The set--which includes profile portraits of George and Martha Washington, and her grandchildren Nelly Custis and George Washington Parke Custis, as well as Georges Washington Motier Lafayette--was hung in the Front Parlor of Mount Vernon, where they were documented by visitors in 1798 and 1801."
c. 1799
Published ReferencesKnox, Katherine McCook, "The Sharples" (New York: Kennedy Graphics, Inc.) 1972.