https://masonhistory.gmu.edu/files/original/d71be1677d557497e56a2f75bae5dde8.jpg 2b28ee92aa5946ba5d64d3a47052cc90 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Wedding Portrait of George Mason Description An account of the resource A portrait of twenty-four-year-old George Mason, wealthy Virginia planter and future political leader, commemorates his 1750 marriage to sixteen-year-old Ann Eilbeck of Maryland. Both the bride and groom were painted separately by John Hesselius, a popular portraitist for members of the Maryland and Virginia elite. (During the year following the wedding, the artist made six portraits of the Masons' neighbors, the Fitzhugh family.) The original Hesselius wedding portraits deteriorated so badly that in 1811 the Masons' son John had three copies of each made by French artist Dominic W. Boudet. The painting shown here, which currently hangs at Gunston Hall, is one of those copies. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Dominic W. Boudet, (after John Hesselius) Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Gunston Hall Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Encyclopedia of Virginia (https://encyclopediavirginia.org/1932-7452e989ed40006/) Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1811 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Oil on canvas Type The nature or genre of the resource Painting Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Fairfax County, Virginia