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

Peale's majestic portrait of founding father George Washington has headed to Versailles for a state-of-the-art restoration.

The Artstor website will be retired on Aug 1st. Bulletin of the City Art Museum of St. L... Bulletin of the City Art Museum of St. Louis Vol. 8, No. 4, OCTOBER, 1923 A PORTRAIT OF GEORGE WASHINGTON By ...

Ever since George Washington became President in 1789, the presidency has been a major focus of American political life, and as with nearly everything associated with that office, presidential ...

Gilbert Stuart, Lansdowne portrait (George Washington), 1796. [Image: Wiki Commons] This precedent began as early as George Washington, who chose to be depicted in his civilian attire despite his ...

Washington won the presidency by unanimous electoral vote in both 1788 and in 1792. Challenges Upon his inauguration as the first president on April 30, 1789, George Washington assumed office under ...