Ramon de Elorriaga explained

General Washington Delivering His Inaugural Address to New York, April 30, 1789
Artist:Ramon de Elorriaga
Year:1889
Type:Oil paint on canvas
City:New York City
Museum:Federal Hall National Memorial

Ramón de Elorriaga (31 August 1836 – 1898) was a Spanish painter.[1]

De Elorriaga was born in Bilbao, Biscay province, and studied painting in Madrid and Rome.[1] He visited the United States of America in 1875 to 1876.[1] He died in Bilbao.

De Elorriaga is credited as the artist of an 1889 painting of the inauguration of George Washington as the first President of the United States.[2] [3] The painting is in the collection of the Federal Hall National Memorial in New York City.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Auñamendi Eusko Entziklopedia - Ramón de Elorriaga. de Madariaga. Luis. Auñamendi Eusko Entziklopedia. Euskomedia Fundazioa. 3 May 2015.
  2. News: US Presidential inaugurations through the years. 2008. The Daily Telegraph. 3 May 2015.
  3. News: George Washington This 1889 painting by Ramon de Elorriaga titled "The Inauguration of George Washington". 2009. Chicago Tribune. Tribune Publishing. 3 May 2015.
  4. Web site: Inauguration of Washington, 1789, (painting). Smithsonian Institution. 19 May 2015.