A FEW TREASURES FOUND AT THE NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART IN WASHINGTON DC - PART 2

We always have a marvelous time at The National Gallery of Art.  It's not that far away from home, only about 25 miles if you make like a crow.  I have a tendency to want to head for the mountains, and Gregg is really great about that and he does love that too.  However, I knew he had been eager to see the city again, and though he has to persuade me more than usual, once I am there, I love it!  That goes for the museums too. Of course he always tells me that I will, and he is always right.  There is always so much to see in Washington DC.  

There are still areas we did not get to see, and you can bet that we will be going back sometime.  But I am sharing what I did see that day.

Explanation of the painting above and below.  I only took photos of these two.  I will have to go back for the others.  I cropped the above painting to show the flowers.  

Miss Juliana Willoughby

oil on canvas 1781-1783

George Romney

British, 1734-1802

Andrew W. Mellon Collection 1937.1.104

The Skater - (Portrait of William Grant)

oil on canvas 1782

Gilbert Stuart

American, 1755-1828

(Worked in Britain, 1775-1793)

Andrew W. Mellon Collection 1950.18.1

Mrs. Davis Davenport

oil on canvas 1782-1784

George Romney

British, 1734-1802

Andrew W. Mellon Collection 1937.1.105

Miss Catherine Tatton

oil on canvas, 1786

Thomas Gainsborough

British, 1727-1788

Andrew W. Mellon Collection 1937.1.99

A Painter's Studio

oil on canvas, c. 1800

Louis-Leopold Boilly

French, 1761-1845

Chester Dale Collection 1943.7.1

There are more paintings that I would like to share, but I will hold off for a while.  I hope you enjoy these.