Where Has This Painting Been?

The painting was originally bought for a small 1000 dollars. It was on display at Lansdowne’s London mansion until Washington died in 1805. After that, it was held privately and became part of the 5th Earl of Rosebery’s collection around 1890. It later moved farther north, to Dalmeny House, in West Lothian, Scotland. The painting traveled to the United States three times, the latest time when it went on loan to the National Portrait Gallery in 1968. The portrait remained on loan until 2000, when its owner decided to sell it and the Gallery was in danger of losing the painting. The Donald W. Reynolds Foundation donated $30 million to help purchase the painting as a gift to the nation, and it has remained on display ever since. Today, the estimated price of the painting is near 35 million dollars!