The “Coat” – George Washington’s coat as portrayed in the painting is a combination of research and artistic license. The actual officers’ uniforms of the Virgina Regiment during the French and Indian War can be pieced together from different sources, so to date I have … Read More →
The Painting’s Setting
is in George Washington’s Mount Vernon Library facing the south west window. The sunlight is shining through the window because the sun is low in the sky, taking place in early spring or fall. Why the attention to detail? Early in the process I decided … Read More →