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In 1781 he opened his studio in London, and painted the portraits of George HI. , the Prince of Wales, Duke of Northumberland, Sir Joshua Reynolds, John Kem- ble, and other celebrated characters. In Paris he painted the portrait of Louis XYI. In 1793 Stuart returned to America, and lived chiefly in Philadelphia and Washington till about 1806, when he removed to Boston, where he spent the remainder of his life. He painted the portraits of Washington, Jefferson, and many distinguished men of the ...period. It was his earnest desire to leave to posterity a faith- ful portrait of Washington. He executed three from life : the first was unsatisfactory, and he destroyed it ; the second was painted for Lord Lansdowne ; and tlie third is the one now in the Boston Athenaeum. This was undertaken against the desire of Washington, but at the earnest solicitation of his wife, who wished a portrait from life of her husband, to be placed among the family pictures at Mount Yernon. The artist left it intentionally unfinished, and when subsequently claimed by Mr.
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