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

Set in an ornate gold frame, the criminal booking photo was in close proximity to portraits of Founding Fathers, including first President George Washington, and the only president to serve more ...

Born in Maryland in 1741, Peale is famous for his paintings of Washington, who sat for seven portraits between 1772 and 1795. His 1772 painting, which depicts Washington as a colonel in Virginia ...