File: General George Washington Resigning his Commission.jpg
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Summary
John Trumbull: General George Washington Resigning His Commission
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| Title |
General George Washington Resigning His Commission |
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painting  |
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history painting |
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| Description |
General George Washington Resigning His Commission: depicts George Washington's resignation as commander-in-chief of the Army to the Congress, which was then meeting at the Maryland State House in Annapolis, on December 23, 1783. This action was of great significance in establishing civilian, rather than military rule, leading to a republic, rather than a dictatorship. Washington stands with two aides-de-camp addressing the president of the Congress, Thomas Mifflin, and others, such as Elbridge Gerry, Thomas Jefferson, James Monroe, and James Madison. Mrs. Washington and her three grandchildren are shown watching from the gallery, although they were not in fact present at the event.
This oil painting on canvas is now located in the United States Capitol rotunda in Washington D.C. Its dimensions are 365.76 cm × 548.64 cm (144.00 in × 216.00 in). |
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| Date | Commissioned in 1817, placed in the rotunda in 1824 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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oil on canvas |
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| Dimensions |
height: 12 ft (365.7 cm) ; width: 18 ft (548.6 cm) |
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United States of America |
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| References | Smithsonian Art Inventory Catalog, IAP 80180379 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Source/Photographer | Architect of the Capitol | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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This is a faithful photographic reproduction of a two-dimensional, public domain work of art. The work of art itself is in the public domain for the following reason:
The official position taken by the Wikimedia Foundation is that "faithful reproductions of two-dimensional public domain works of art are public domain".
This photographic reproduction is therefore also considered to be in the public domain in the United States. In other jurisdictions, re-use of this content may be restricted; see Reuse of PD-Art photographs for details. | ||||
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| current | 03:36, 18 January 2007 | | 3,000 × 1,962 (4.86 MB) | wikimediacommons>Davepape | high resolution version |
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