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This Historic Portrait of George Washington Is Being Restored to Its Former Glory
In 1779, the American artist Charles Willson Peale painted a portrait of George Washington, depicting the president after an ...
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A Magnificent Portrait of George Washington Heads to Versailles for a Makeover
Peale's majestic portrait of founding father George Washington has headed to Versailles for a state-of-the-art restoration.
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A valuable portrait of George Washington at Princeton will be restored at Versailles
On January 18, 1779, the Supreme Executive Council of Pennsylvania passed a resolution commissioning a portrait of George Washington for the Council Chamber and selected Charles Willson Peale as ...
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Inauguration history: What happened on the day George Washington became president in 1789
On the afternoon of April 30, 1789, George Washington was sworn in as the first president of the United States. Since Washington took his oath of office, Inauguration Day has continued to be an ...