The Skater (Portrait of William Grant)
1782 · Oil on canvas · National Gallery of Art, Washington
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This print

About this work
- Artist
- Gilbert Stuart (1755–1828)
- Year
- 1782
- Medium
- Oil on canvas
- Original size
- 245.5 × 147.4 cm
- Collection
- National Gallery of Art, Washington
- Movement
- Colonial American
The Scottish gentleman William Grant skates across a frozen lake in a black coat and hat, arms folded, with other skaters and bare winter trees behind. Grant came to sit for a conventional portrait, but the day was so cold that he and Stuart went skating instead, and the idea for the picture was born. Shown at the Royal Academy in 1782, it made Stuart's reputation. It is in the National Gallery of Art, Washington.
This exhibition-poster edition shows the whole work beneath original typography set in-house. The original is in the public domain.
Where it works
A tall, elegant winter portrait in grey and black for a hallway, study or narrow wall in a black frame. It suits white or pale grey walls and is a gift for a skater.
Style, size & framing detail
- Style
- Exhibition poster of a Colonial American painting
- Era
- 18th century (1782)
- Orientation
- Portrait
- Palette
- cream & beige
- Mood
- intimate
- Rooms
- hallway or entryway, study or library, living room, dining room, dorm room
- Good gift for
- housewarming, art lovers
Size. Prints at 12×18, 16×24, 24×36 in — 12×18 for a shelf, desk or a gallery-wall grid; 16×24 above a desk, console or in a hallway; 24×36 as the statement piece above a sofa or bed.
Framing. Exhibition posters sit best in a slim black frame with no mat — the typeset margin is the mat.
Pairing. Pairs as a set of three with other famous painting prints (10% off three or more).
Details & materials
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About this design
The Madten promise
A fine-art print
The same artwork as a clean fine-art print — the image shown large with a minimal caption.
























