Portrait of Anne Willing Bingham
Meet Anne Willing Bingham, arguably America's first celebrity socialite, captured in the Neoclassical style by Gilbert Stuart—the same guy who painted the George Washington on the dollar bill. Notice that towering, curly hairstyle? It was the height of 1790s fashion, signaling her immense wealth and status. She's posed with books and a large cameo medallion, deliberately showing off her intellect and refinement to rival European royalty. Stuart painted her at the peak of her influence in Philadelphia, where she hosted parties that even George Washington attended.
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- Oil on canvas
Location: National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C.
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