In 1779, the American artist Charles Willson Peale painted a portrait of George Washington, depicting the president after an ...

As we celebrate Presidents Day, we struggle to remember who George Washington was. That kind of national amnesia isn’t ...

Of the 31 people identified in the painting “General George Washington Resigning His Commission,” displayed in the Capitol Rotunda, 19 were enslavers. By Gillian Brockell Dec. 27 at 7:00 a.m ...

In the optimistic missive, Washington extols the revolutionary ... that helped prevent outbreaks Eli Wizevich The 18th-century painting by Charles Willson Peale had previously been the subject ...