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 painted in 1784, depicts him at an early age on the battle field. Gilbert Stuart's George Washington (The Lansdowne Portrait) painted in 1796, captures a wiser and more accomplished man. Though the paintings have the same subject and similar characteristics they are diverse in depicting this American hero.
Against a smoky background filled with wounded and still fighting men, Washington stands there in his well-known right-arm-and-left-foot-out pose. …