George Washington (After Gilbert Stuart), 19th C. Oil on Canvas standing object and a beautiful long and

and a beautiful long and lanky monkey he is

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

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

with these elegantly pointing legs

"The perfect gift for that Special DO-NOTHING Friend /  that Useless Necessity a Husband / that Absolute Necessity a Wiife / Designed for Those Who are Going in Either Direction and a Reduction Gear for Big Wheels

George Washington (After Gilbert Stuart), 19th C. Oil on Canvas standing object and a beautiful long andFound 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,