In short, he still needed money. This painting, which also hangs in the National Portrait Gallery, would become known as the Lansdowne portrait, named for William Petty, first Marquess of ...

The finished portrait—known today as the Lansdowne—was sent to England, where it changed hands over the years and passed to the fifth earl of Rosebery. In 1968 the earl’s grandson lent the ...

Six years ago the Smithsonian received the devastating news that the owner of a life-size painting (known as the Lansdowne portrait) of George Washington wanted to end its long-term loan to the ...

“It’s a composite of the Lansdowne and Athenaeum types and dates to 1795, so it’s an earlier version.” Flemming said the portrait came to the museum in a poor-quality 19th century frame ...