1. George Washington’s military career began with the French and Indian War. This portrait of George Washington by Charles Willson Peale depicts what Washington would have looked like in his ...

Ever since George Washington became President in 1789, the presidency has been a major focus of American political life, and as with nearly everything associated with that office, presidential ...

The painting is the first of seven portraits of Washington made from life by Peale and the only portrait of Washington that ...

Washington and Lee University announced they will be lending their portrait of George Washington to the Virginia Museum of History and Culture for an upcoming exhibition.

George Washington was the son of Augustine Washington (1694-1743) and his second wife, Mary Ball Washington (1708-1789). The Washington family moved to Ferry Farm Plantation in 1738. Located on the ...