Rather than choose to use the force of his command—or implicit threats—Washington chose the path of moral persuasion.

About two years ago, he was searching through Goodwill’s listing of historic documents and stumbled upon something totally unexpected. It was not a document at all but a small piece of fabric about ...

Object Details Artist Max Rosenthal, 23 Nov 1833 - 8 Aug 1918 Copy after Charles Willson Peale, 15 Apr 1741 - 22 Feb 1827 Rembrandt Peale, 22 Feb 1778 - 3 Oct 1860 Sitter George Washington, 22 Feb ...

‘General George Washington Resigning His Commission,’ an 1824 portrait by John Trumbull in the U.S. Capitol (photo: Public domain) Thomas Griffin Blogs February 17, 2025 ...