A magnificent portrait of the George Washington that usually hangs in the U.S. embassy in Paris has headed to Versailles for some much-needed TLC. This involves the painstaking removal of some ...

For years, there had been skepticism about the large portrait of George Washington that has long hung in the baronial Paris residence of the U.S. ambassador to France.

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.

George Washington, 22 Feb 1732 - 14 Dec 1799 Charles Willson Peale, 15 Apr 1741 - 22 Feb 1827 ... This print is based on Charles Willson Peale’s earliest known portrait, which honors then Colonel ...

Like most males then and since, George Washington did his best to squirm out of having his picture done. It took all the prodding and blandishments of his wife Martha to make him agree to have ...

This portrait of George Washington by Charles Willson Peale depicts what Washington would have looked like in his Virginia regiment uniform during the French and Indian War. | Wikimedia Commons ...

George Washington strikes a confident pose after the victorious Battle of Princeton in this iconic portrait by Charles Willson Peale. Photograph by Fine Art Images, Heritage Images/Getty By Andrew ...

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Peale is known as the painter of the American Revolution because of his many portraits of George Washington and other major ...

LEXINGTON, Va. – Washington and Lee University announced they will be lending their portrait of George Washington to the Virginia Museum of History and Culture for an upcoming exhibition.

This Historic Portrait of George Washington Is Being Restored to Its Former Glory The 18th-century painting by Charles Willson Peale had previously been the subject of mismanaged restoration attempts.