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]

References

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