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

The Washington portrait was bequeathed to the ... the ship was captured by the British Royal Navy and the painting seized by Captain George Keppel of the HMS Vestal. Founding father Henry Laurens ...

Ever since George ... when painted, sculpted or engraved likenesses were the only means that most people knew their Presidents. In the case of Washington, there were even sporadic debates through much ...

Some members of the Washington State Legislature want to initiate a process to redesign the state flag, which could see the ...

The Centre de Recherche et de Restauration des Musées de France has been commissioned to restore the 1779 painting from the ...