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The Washington Family
is a life-sized group
portrait
of U. S. President
George Washington
, First Lady
Martha
, two of her grandchildren (
George
and
Eleanor Parke Custis
), and an enslaved servant (probably
Christopher Sheels
) completed by
Edward Savage
. Based on life studies made early in Washington's presidency, Savage began the work in New York City in 1789โ90, and completed it several years later in
Philadelphia
, 1795โ96. The painting is now at the
National Gallery of Art
in Washington, D.C.
Painting:
Edward Savage
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