A big part of George Washington’s image was, well, Washington’s image. What Washington looked like was essential — more important than we probably understand — to what we think of him and ultimately how we think of America. The American revolutionaries of the 18th century understood that very well. It was an age well before • Read More »
Tags: Battle of Princeton, Benjamin West, Charles Willson Peale, George Washington, Gilbert Stuart, John Singleton Copley, John Trumbull, Of Arms and Artists: The American Revolution through Painters' Eyes, Paul Staiti