Gilbert Stuart and the Portrait of George Washington
A biographical sketch of Gilbert Stuart born in Newport on December 3 1755 detailing his rise as a portrait painter in Europe and America. It covers his unfinished Washington portraits the Vaughan and Lansdowne works and the famous 1796 Athenaeum portrait alongside his financial troubles and death in Boston on July 27 1828.
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Gilbert Stuart
George Washington
Fort
Triton
Mark Twain
Clemens
John Trumbull
Parriot
Dart
Washington
Leare
Bornear
Newport
R. L
Stewart
Charles
Bon Prince Charlie
Scotland
Gilbert
Cosme Alexander
Alexander
University of Glasgow
Sir George Chambers
Young Stuart
America
Stuart
Nova Scotia
England
London
Benjamin West
Europe
Vaughan
Germantown
Martha Washington
George
Marthe
President
Washingtons
Jane
Martha
Massachusetts
Boston Athenaeum
Boston Museum of Fine Arts
Athenaeum
United States
Ireland
France
Boston
Boston Common
the Peales
Charles Willson Peale
James
Rembrandt
Raphael Peale
Unfinished Washington Portraits and Stuart Values
The article recounts how Gilbert Stuart favored facial accuracy over backgrounds, dismissing fine finishing as "work for girls." It notes his boast about copying God and his eyes and a famous quip about Washington’s appearance. The tale includes Washington’s eyes turning blue and Stuart’s claim that the features showed "strongest and most ungovernable passions."
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Stuart
Washington
Isaac Weld
America
Jane
General Lee
Radio Abolishes All Geographic Bars In Modern Broadcasts
The article extols radio's ability to erase distances as Roosevelt’s congress message travels via short waves. It explains how signals bounce between earth and ionosphere, enabling near real-time global reach and ultra-fast voice transmission, with examples of transoceanic circuits and long-distance conversations.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Man
Na Society
Earth
Fisher
Puck
Ordimert
United States
Tne
Australia
Atlantic
London
Suénez
Australian Plane Pilot Carries Snake on Trips
An airline pilot named Heart keeps Roger the carpet snake as a regular passenger. Roger reportedly bites to vent ferocity then relaxes, with the pilot claiming snakes bond like dogs and expressing plans to find Roger a mate soon.
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Sydney
Australsia
Roger
Alines
Goya Heart
Heart
Henry
Dogs Tumble Then Make Meal on Rabbit
Regina Saskatchewan reports a 30 foot tumble into an old cast mine shaft did not deter hunter Joe Howe from rabbit hunting. His dogs disappeared then reappeared at the shaft bottom feasting on the rabbit, rescued by the mine owner through an air shaft.
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Regina
Joe Howe
Readlyn
Sask
Howe
St Augustine Relic Find Illuminates Fort Merion History
Renovation work at Fort Merion reveals Spanish and Indian era relics strengthening St Augustine’s historic narrative. Workers uncover decorated pipes intricate pottery and shell masonry at what is described as the nation’s oldest enduring military fort from 1672. Preservation officials note excellent condition drawing visitors nationwide.
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St. Augustine
St Augustine
Fort Merion
Restore Lion of Amphipolis statue on Via Egnatia
Fragments of the Lion of Amphipolis, unearthed in 1913, have been reassembled on an antique base along the Via Egnatia. The statue, a possible memorial to a 422 B C battle, now faces the site of ancient Amphipolis with funds from American and Greek donors.
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Amphipolis
Via Egnatia
Rome
Byzantium
Prices of 100 Years Ace Shown by Old Accounts
An old Bird in Hand general store account book from Upper Merion township reveals 100 years ago whisky at 12 to 15 cents a quart, cigars at 3 cents, eggs at 12 1/2 cents a dozen, salt at 5 cents per quarter peck, and ham at 13 cents per pound, illustrating price ranges and seller discretion for heavy buyers.
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Philadelphia
Upper Merion Township
Segarz
Leéger
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Elmo Scott Watson
Gilbert Charles Stuart
Charlotte Coates
Berkshire
New York
John Jay
Simart
S. Spooner
Gadl
Lansdon
Smith
Fied
General Washington
der Fuehrer
Fritz Todi
Hitler
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!