Mark Young-Portrait of James Madison
“Portrait of Virginian James Madison, after portrait by Gilbert Stuart, 1804”
by Mark Young
24” w x 30” h – oil on canvas, by Mark Young
Framed in elaborate gold antiqued frame with brass plaque mounted on frame, hand-drawn and hand-painted copy of Gilbert Stuart’s 1804 original
Gilbert Stuart is widely considered to have been the top portrait painter of many political figures during the founding years of The United States. James Madison from Virginia, one of “The Founding Fathers”, a close advisor to the first US President fellow Virginian George Washington, served as Secretary of State and Vice-President under fellow Virginian the third President Thomas Jefferson, and Madison was the 4th President of the US, and Madison was the author of the US Constitution and US Bill of Rights (First 10 Amendments to the US Constitution) and is widely considered to be one of the most important and credible leaders in US history.
The original of this painting of which this is a copy that I created by hand... is owned by The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation and the original 1804 Gilbert Stuart painting has been exhibited over the past 220 years at The Smithsonian Institution, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Virginia Museum of Art, Getty Museum, and many other national galleries in the US and Great Britain.