A Hero On Canvas: George Washington as a General.

George Washington was a hero who will always go down in history for his accomplishments. Not only was he the first president and the only one to be voted in unanimously, but also he was a great war hero that led his men bravely through battle. Being such a prominent figure he was painted several times so as to preserve him in our American history. Charles Willson Peale's Washington at the Battle of Princeton, January 3, 1777 …

…studying portraits created by other artists. The differences in the two outweigh the similarities significantly. Not only do they display two different settings, but they are also in two completely different decades. Both artists were very careful in choosing each detail for these masterfully created portraits. Each portrait is only a moment is George Washington's life. Added up with many other portraits we are able to see a beautiful timeline of a true American hero.