# The American Star (George Washington), in Romanticism

Frederick Kemmelmeyer painted this in about 1803, aged about 45. It is now at The Met in New York.

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## The work

- Date: ca. 1803
- Medium: Oil and gold leaf on paper
- Dimensions: 22 x 17 3/4 in. (55.9 x 45.1 cm)
- Type: Painting
- Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 62.256.7
- Licence: CC0 1.0

## The artist

[Frederick Kemmelmeyer](https://www.ochreeditions.com/artists/frederick-kemmelmeyer), ca. 1755–1821

2 works in the collection.

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