Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Miniature portrait of George Washington, by Charles Willson Peale


 * The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review).  No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was   delete. Nakon 01:00, 12 April 2015 (UTC)

Miniature portrait of George Washington, by Charles Willson Peale

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This page is a probable mistification, which has been translated from Russian to English. NN21 (talk) 11:06, 4 April 2015 (UTC)
 * This article is a translation of ru:Миниатюрный портрет Джорджа Вашингтона работы Чарльза Уилсона Пила, which is a very probable mistification and is going to be deleted in Russian Wikipedia. Initially this page was suggested to be renamed, see here (in Russian). Then it has been renominated. Here is a discussion, in Russian. — Preceding unsigned comment added by NN21 (talk • contribs) 11:24, 4 April 2015 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Visual arts-related deletion discussions. North America1000 11:34, 4 April 2015 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of History-related deletion discussions. North America1000 11:34, 4 April 2015 (UTC)
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 * Delete. The original full-length portrait by the same artist cataloged by the Metropolitan Museum of Art (in the links section) probably deserves may deserve a standalone article, but Wikipedia doesn't need one on every copy he painted thereafter. Clarityfiend (talk) 11:35, 4 April 2015 (UTC)
 * Let me clarify that I and other Russian colleagues have been unable to find any evidence in support of main points of this article. It is quite possible that the piece of art described in the article does not exist. It is also doubtful that "a noble Polish aristocrat", Alexandra Vodyaeva ("Vodyaevoy" is a mistake), has ever existed. NN21 (talk) 18:05, 4 April 2015 (UTC)
 * Excuse me, there is some evidence of existence of the portrait. NN21 (talk) 18:18, 4 April 2015 (UTC)
 * Delete If there is excess information about the painting I recommend moving it to Charles Willson Peale but the painting itself being so notable as to warrant an entire article I disagree. Bryce Carmony (talk) 20:31, 4 April 2015 (UTC)
 * Delete or rename and repurpose -- the original now in the Metropolitan Museum of Art probably desevers an article, as a portrait commission in Washington's lifetime and probably taken from life. The miniature is a reproduction, and I doubt it is notable even if by the orginal artist, rather than a copyist.  Peterkingiron (talk) 16:08, 5 April 2015 (UTC)
 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.