Gilbert Stuart, Lansdowne portrait (George Washington), 1796. [Image: Wiki Commons] This precedent began as early as George Washington, who chose to be depicted in his civilian attire despite his ...

Things sure have changed since Gilbert Stuart painted George Washington’s portrait in 1797.

A gun from the battle of Gettysburg, a replica of Philadelphia's Liberty Bell and Gilbert Stuart's portrait of George Washington can all be found here. Recent visitors called this a Providence ...

The history of the official presidential portrait ... George Washington, the first President of the United States. One of the most famous early portraits of Washington was painted by Gilbert ...

The former first lady comes back to life for the February events, which feature finger foods and stories of early America.

An 1804 portrait of William Thornton by artist Gilbert Stuart ... who was hired by George Washington to plan the new city of Washington on the banks of the Potomac river, would oversee the ...

READ: Protests Planned In Washington D.C. For Trump Inauguration Spark Security Concerns The tradition of creating presidential portraits began with George Washington ... painted by Gilbert Stuart in ...

When James Joyce's short story collection Dubliners was published on June 15th 1914 it was the end of a long and tortuous struggle for the writer who had finished the last story in the collection, ...

The 18th-century painting by Charles Willson Peale had previously been the subject of mismanaged restoration attempts. Now, experts in Versailles are bringing it back in line with the artist's origina ...

Peale's majestic portrait of founding father George Washington has headed to Versailles for a state-of-the-art restoration.