File:Washington 1787-1790.jpg

Summary

Author	James Peale  (1749–1831)     Description American painter Date of birth/death 1749  24 May 1831  Location of birth/death Chestertown Philadelphia Work location Philadelphia  Authority file : Q3161332 VIAF: 65481799 ISNI: 0000000067080122 ULAN: 500029852 LCCN: n86021622 WGA: p/peale WorldCat creator QS:P170,Q3161332 After Charles Willson Peale  (1741–1827)     Description American portrait painter Date of birth/death 15 April 1741  22 February 1827  Location of birth/death St. Paul's Parish, Maryland Philadelphia Work location East coast of North America Authority file : Q454945 VIAF: 72190360 ISNI: 0000000082623463 ULAN: 500017914 LCCN: n80025860 NLA: 35413732 WorldCat creator QS:P170,Q4233718,P1877,Q454945
Object type	painting object_type QS:P31,Q3305213
Depicted people	George Washington
Date	between circa 1787 and circa 1790 date QS:P571,+1750-00-00T00:00:00Z/7,P1319,+1787-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1790-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
Medium	oil on canvas medium QS:P186,Q296955;P186,Q12321255,P518,Q861259
Dimensions	height: 36.5 in (92.7 cm); width: 27.7 in (70.4 cm) dimensions QS:P2048,36.5U218593 dimensions QS:P2049,27.75U218593
Current location	US Army Center for Military History
Source/Photographer	Independence National Historical Park Collection in Philadelphia.

Licensing

	This work is in the public domain in its country of origin and other countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 100 years or fewer. This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published (or registered with the U.S. Copyright Office) before January 1, 1929.
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GEORGE WASHINGTON resumed the life of a gentleman farmer at his Mount Vernon estate in Virginia following his resignation as commander in chief of the Army, December 1783; made an exploratory trip to the western frontier, 1784; served as president of the Constitutional Convention, 1787; served as the first president of the United States, 1789-1797; returned to private life at Mount Vernon, 1797; was appointed by President John Adams to be lieutenant general and commander in chief of all armies raised or to be raised for service in a prospective war with France, 1798; was the senior officer of the United States Army, 13 July 1798-14 December 1799; participated in the planning for a Provisional Army to meet any emergency that might arise, but did not take the field; died at his Mount Vernon home on 14 December 1799; was appointed posthumously to the grade of General of the Armies of the United States by congressional joint resolution of 19 January 1976, approved by President Gerald R. Ford on 11 October 1976, and formalized in Department of the Army Order Number 31-3 of 13 March 1978 with an effective appointment date of 4 July 1776.

The Artist

James Peale (1749-1831) was born in Chestertown, Maryland, and learned the techniques of painting from his brother, Charles Willson Peale. After Revolutionary War service with Maryland units he moved to Philadelphia. He became adept at painting miniatures on ivory, and George and Martha Washington were among his prominent subjects. Peale painted landscape detail as a background in many of his portraits. In executing this half-length figure with sword, he copied Washington's head from his brother Charles' life portrait of the general. His portrait of Commanding General George Washington is reproduced from the Independence National Historical Park Collection in Philadelphia.