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George Washington
George Washington and William Lee

Artist	John Trumbull
Year	1780
Medium	oil paint, canvas
Dimensions	91.4 cm (36.0 in) × 71.1 cm (28.0 in)
Location	Metropolitan Museum of Art
Accession No.	24.109.88
Identifiers	The Met object ID: 12822
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George Washington is a 1780 portrait of George Washington by American artist John Trumbull which is in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. ^[1]

The oil on canvas painting measures 36 inches (0.91 m) x 28 inches (0.71 m). It depicts Washington standing near the Hudson River with his servant Billy Lee behind him. West Point can be seen in the distance.

Trumbull painted the picture from memory some five years after serving on Washington's staff during the American War of Independence.

The work is on view in the Metropolitan Museum's Gallery 753.

References

^ "John Trumbull: George Washington". Metropolitan Museum of Art. Retrieved August 3, 2015.

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-'''''George Washington''''' is a 1780 portrait of [[George Washington]] by American artist [[John Trumbull]].
+'''''George Washington''''' is a 1780 portrait of [[George Washington]] by American artist [[John Trumbull]] which is in the collection of the [[Metropolitan Museum of Art]] in New York.
+<ref>{{cite web|title=John Trumbull: George Washington|url=http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/works-of-art/24.109.88|publisher=[[Metropolitan Museum of Art]]|accessdate=August 3, 2015}}</ref>
-== Description==
-The oil on canvas painting measures {{Convert|36|in|m}} x {{Convert|28|in|m}}. It depicts Washington standing near the Hudson River with his servant Billy Lee behind him.<ref>{{cite web|title=John Trumbull: George Washington|url=http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/works-of-art/24.109.88|publisher=[[Metropolitan Museum of Art]]|accessdate=August 3, 2015}}</ref>
+The oil on canvas painting measures {{Convert|36|in|m}} x {{Convert|28|in|m}}. It depicts Washington standing near the Hudson River with his servant Billy Lee behind him. [[West Point]] can be seen in the distance.
+Trumbull painted the picture from memory some five years after serving on Washington's staff during the [[American War of Independence]].
+The work is on view in the Metropolitan Museum's Gallery 753.
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