Tuesday 16 February 2016

George Washington 1772

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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2 comments:

  1. Jubilo17 February 2016 at 05:30

    Dear Somerset,
    Thanks for posting this American portrait; quite sporting of you !

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  2. Site editor26 February 2016 at 12:48

    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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Sainte-Foy 1760

 Forgot this anniversary the other day. To make up for this here is a blog piece  on the Battle including a 15mm wargame of it.