Image: George Washington by John Trumbull (1780)
Description: In this portrait of George Washington, he is shown standing on a bluff above the Hudson River with his enslaved personal servant, William "Billy" Lee, on horseback behind him. The view across the river encompasses West Point, New York, with a red-and-white banner, possibly the Navy ensign adopted in 1775, flying atop the fortress. Trumbull had served on Washington’s staff as an aide-de-camp early in the Revolutionary War. He painted this portrait from memory about five years later, when he was studying in London. It was the first authoritative representation of Washington available in Europe and was soon copied throughout the Continent.
Title: George Washington
Credit: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Author: John Trumbull
Permission: Derivative works of this file: William Billy Lee 1780.png
Usage Terms: Public domain
License: Public domain
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