George Washington (After Gilbert Stuart), 19th C. Oil on Canvas standing object or to place in the

or to place in the entryway for catching newspapers

but it was originally created (in the second half of the 19th century I believe) to house a cricket

I don't think later than that

This Indonesian fan I believe dates to the very early 20th century

and the circles and center lines black

George Washington (After Gilbert Stuart), 19th C. Oil on Canvas standing object or to place in theFound just in the time for the 4th of July, this folk portrait of George Washington, based I believe of the earliest of Gilbert Stuart's Washington portraits: the Gibbs Channing Avery portrait, c. 1795. I love variations on a theme, and portraits of Washington are a great example many many out there, all a little different, and of interest at least as much for what they reveal about the painter as the subject. I love the glow y softness of this one,