The earliest authenticated portrait of George Washington shows him wearing his colonel's uniform of the Virginia Regiment from the French and Indian War.
The portrait was painted about 12 years after Washington's service in
that war, and several years before he would reenter military service in
theRevolution/ (From wikipedia)
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Ranger by Ralph Mitchard
My attempt to depict a Ranger.
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This is the first stage of an excellent project. This is the corner tower of a recreation of the fort in the movie Drums Along the Mohawk...
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It's not easy photographing smaller figures but Richard has done an excellent job. These miniatures are excellent. He says 'The...
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This came out in 1984. Was an excellent addition to a small set of books.
Dear Somerset,
ReplyDeleteThanks for posting this American portrait; quite sporting of you !
Interestingly enough, Washington either had his waistcoat altered, or Peale "updated" the cut to the style of the 1770s. His breeches also appear to be the fall-front style that gained popularity as waistcoats became shorter.
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