Two Centuries Of Incorrect Labeling Made Us Think Gilbert Stuart Painted A Portrait Of George Washington's Enslaved Chef by Artsjournal2

So the painting isn't a Stuart, and it's definitely not a portrait of a chef (and certainly not Hercules), say experts. What the heck? Errors of interpretation. "'No American cook in the colonies dressed like that,' said Evans, noting that the now-familiar chef's toque did not appear until the 1820s. 'It's a fantasized image of […]

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