# George Washington, in American colonial and Federal art

Charles Willson Peale painted this in about 1779–81, aged about 35. It is now at The Met in New York.

Our note:

> Washington stands at full length, leaning easily on a cannon, with captured enemy flags at his feet and a distant view of the battlefield. The design celebrates his victories at Trenton and Princeton in the winter of 1776–77.

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## The work

- Date: ca. 1779–81
- Medium: Oil on canvas
- Dimensions: 95 x 61 3/4 in. (241.3 x 156.8 cm)
- Type: Painting
- Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 97.33
- Licence: CC0 1.0

## The artist

[Charles Willson Peale](https://www.ochreeditions.com/artists/charles-willson-peale), American, 1741–1827

Peale trained as a saddler in Maryland before turning to painting, and studied in London with Benjamin West. Back in America he served in the Revolutionary War and painted George Washington from life several times, along with many leaders of the new republic.

3 works in the collection.

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