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George Washington

James Peale

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Portrait of a man with fair skin and short, light-colored hair wearing a military uniform consisting of a blue coat with gold epaulets, a yellow vest and matching lap coat with gold buttons; light-colored breeches and black boots; his right hand on his hip and his left on a cannons handle. A boy to his right behind a brown horse and large cannon. American flag and another flag on the right with orange, white, and green colors and a white flagpole. The background features a cloudy sky overlooking a harbor scene with trees on the left.

Artwork details

Date:
ca. 1782
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Culture:
American
Dimensions:
505 × 624 px
Museum record:
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