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John Faed (1819–1902) was a member of the Royal Scottish Academy. In 1856, the portrait was sold to the publisher James Keith for £200 (equivalent to £19,880 in 2021). According to biographer Mary McKerrow, "Why he painted this important posthumous equestrian portrait of George Washington Taking the Salute at Trenton has still to be discovered."  According to the provenance provided by Christie's, the painting originated from a commission by Andrew Carnegie. It sold in 1969 for US$662,500 at Christie's auction house.  By 1982, it was in the collection of St. Mary's Art Guild in Detroit, Michigan. In 1984 the painting was sold anonymously for US$43,000 by Sotheby's. The painting was on display at the Westervelt–Warner Museum of American Art, renamed the Tuscaloosa Museum of Art, created by Jack Warner to display his art collection. Washington was Warner's personal hero. The art museum closed in 2018.
Detroit Scottish John Faed Andrew Carnegie equestrian portrait provenance Jack Warner Detroit, Michigan Christie's Sotheby's George Washington Tuscaloosa Museum of Art Royal Scottish Academy