Artist; born in Narraganset, R. I., Dec. 3, 1755; was taken to
Edinburgh when eighteen years of age by a Scotch artist named
Alexander, but soon returned, and painted at
Newport,
Boston, and New York.
When the
Revolutionary War broke out, he went to
London, received instructions from
Benjamin West, and rose to eminence.
In Paris he painted a portrait of Louis XIV.
He returned to the
United States in 1793, and painted, from life, portraits of
Washington and many worthies of the Revolutionary period.
After residing several years in
Philadelphia and awhile in
Washington, he made his permanent abode in
Boston in 1806.
Stuart's last work was a portrait of
John Quincy Adams.
He is regarded as one of the best portraitpainters America has ever produced.
His two daughters,
Mrs. Stebbins and
Miss Jane Stuart, both meritorious artists, long followed the profession of their father.
He died in
Boston, Mass., July 27, 1828.
