Elizabeth Lawrence (Mrs. William) Lecompte

Gilbert Stuart (1755–1828)

ca. 1800–10

Oil on panel

Sewell C. Biggs bequest; 2004.423

Gilbert Stuart idealized his subjects with a romantic approach to painting, finely blending flattering colors to emphasize the sitter’s personality through facial expression and pose. Considered one of the best portrait painters of the American federal period, Stuart painted many of America’s most influential people.