Tuesday, July 03, 2012

The Glorious Fourth


Gilbert Stuart (1755-1828)
George Washington (“The Lansdowne Portrait”)
1796
National Portrait Gallery, Washington

Oil On Canvas
96 Inches By 60 Inches

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Nothing but harmony, honesty, industry and frugality are necessary to make us a great and happy people.

George Washington, to Marquis de Lafayette, 29 January 1789

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