John Shaw
Artist: Gilbert Stuart (American, 1755–1828)
Original Dimensions: 36" x 28"
Location: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
About Artwork: (1793) "The New York financier and wine merchant John Shaw (1750–1820) owned a merchant fleet. One of his ships provided passage from Dublin to New York for Gilbert Stuart in 1793. After eighteen years abroad, Stuart was coming home to paint President George Washington, among others, including Shaw. Legend has it that Stuart painted Shaw's portrait in exchange for his passage across the Atlantic.
The portrait is displayed here with a selection of Shaw's silver, including seven beakers by the New York silversmith Benjamin Halsted that were made to match a London-marked example." - (The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York)

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