The painting is the first of seven portraits of Washington made from life by Peale and the only portrait of Washington that ...

In 1779, the American artist Charles Willson Peale painted a portrait of George Washington, depicting the president after an American victory over the British at the 1777 Battle of Princeton.

Washington and Lee University announced they will be lending their portrait of George Washington to the Virginia Museum of ...

George Washington served as the first president of the United States from age 57 in 1789 to age 65 in 1797, but before that, he was known for his military leadership during the French and Indian ...

For 40 years, a large full-length painting of George Washington (1732-1799), the first president of the United States, at the end of the Battle of Princeton (1777), had been welcoming guests to the ...

Painter of the American Revolution Peale is known as the painter of the American Revolution because of his many portraits of George Washington and other major figures. He was also a natural historian.

A portrait of George Washington painted by Rembrandt Peale in 1854. Then a new challenge arose during debate over the legislation. In its new date, Washington’s birthday would take place between ...

The image of Peale, who was considered the artist of the American Revolution because of his scores of portraits of major figures of the Revolution, including George Washington, is among dozens of ...

Washington extols the revolutionary spirit of the American people—even in defeat—and makes a rare reference to the experimental smallpox inoculation that helped prevent outbreaks Eli Wizevich ...