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George Washington’s image is reproduced millions of times each year on the $1 bill. Now, a portrait by artist Gilbert Stuart that inspired the engraving is heading to auction at Christie’s, where it’s ...

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Next month, Christie’s is christening America’s 250th birthday with its largest Americana Week ever. The nine-sale, 700-lot extravaganza will feature treasures like a signed copy of the Emancipation ...

The image is so familiar that it often goes unnoticed: the powdered hair, the ruffled shirt, the stoic smile. George Washington’s rendering on the $1 bill may be the most widely distributed portrait ...