Gilbert Stuart: career timeline
American · 1755–1828 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 11 of 16 lots (67% of works) have a usable creation date; the others are listed at the end by the decade they were sold. Each work is shown once, even when it sold more than once.
| Decade made | Works | Sold | Median sold price | Main medium |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 2 | 1 | $64kSign up | Oil |
| 1800s | 5 | 5 | $22kSign up | Oil |
| 1810s | 1 | 1 | $26kSign up | Oil |
| 1820s | 2 | 2 | $16.3kSign up | Oil |
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1780s 2 works
- Sold
- 1 of 2
- Median
- $64kSign up
- Average
- $64kSign up
- Typical size
- 30 × 25 in (76 × 64 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (2)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (1)
c. 1786 Francis, Lord Rawdon-Hastings$64kSign up
c. 1787 PORTRAIT OF SARAH SIDDONSUnsold
1800s 5 works
- Sold
- 5 of 5
- Median
- $22kSign up
- Average
- $25.2kSign up
- Typical size
- 30 × 25 in (76 × 64 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (5)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (3)
c. 1805 Portrait of a Young Gentleman of Virginia, by family tradition Thomas Massey of Goochland County, Virginia or possibly Dr. Thomas Massie (1783-1864) of Richmond and then Nelson County, Virginia$22kSign up
1806 Lady John Temple$13.8kSign up
c. 1807 Portrait of Samuel Parkman$17kSign up · sold 2×
c. 1808 William Stackpole$33.3kSign up
c. 1808 Portrait of Samuel Atkins Eliot$40kSign up
1810s 1 work
1820s 2 works
- Sold
- 2 of 2
- Median
- $16.3kSign up
- Average
- $16.3kSign up
- Typical size
- 26.5 × 21.5 in (67 × 55 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (2)
- Subjects
- —
1824 David Low$12.5kSign up
c. 1825 Henry Barney Smith (1789-1861)$20kSign up
Creation date not recorded
5 works have no cataloged or signed date. They are grouped here by the decade they were last sold, which says nothing about when they were made.
Undated, sold in the 2000s 1 work
- Sold
- 0 of 1
- Median
- —
- Average
- —
- Typical size
- 20 × 16 in (51 × 41 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (1)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (1)
sold 2007 Portrait of Mr. Robert WaterstonUnsold
Undated, sold in the 2020s 4 works
- Sold
- 3 of 4
- Median
- $13kSign up
- Average
- $11.5kSign up
- Typical size
- 36 × 27 in (92 × 69 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (2), Engraving (1), Print (other) (1)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (1)
sold 2020 Portrait of Thomas Dawson, 1st Viscount Cremorne (1725-1813)$13kSign up
sold 2021 Mrs. Daniel Webster$20.8kSign up
sold 2024 George WashingtonUnsold
sold 2024 Anchor Line of Steamships. Liverpool Glasgow to New York$617Sign up
Medians and averages count sold works only (each work's most recent sale), in US dollars at the sale-date rate. Works cataloged as “attributed to”, “circle of” or similar are left out. All Gilbert Stuart auction results →