• George Washington
    Gilbert Stuart
    portrait
    This oil on canvas portrait of President George Washington was painted by Gilbert Stuart around 1805, six years after the President’s death. This item was a gift of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Payson in memory of Pvt. Daniel Carroll Payson. Washington served as the Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolution. He served as president from April 30, 1789 until March 4, 1797. The portrait was displayed in the Cabinet Room during the John F. Kennedy administration. Bates Littlehales photographed the portrait in May 1962 in the frame that housed the portrait at the time.
  • George Washington
    Gilbert Stuart
    portrait
    This oil on canvas portrait of President George Washington was painted by Gilbert Stuart around 1805, six years after the President’s death. This item was a gift of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Payson in memory of Pvt. Daniel Carroll Payson. Washington served as the Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolution. He served as president from April 30, 1789 until March 4, 1797. The portrait was displayed in the Cabinet Room during the John F. Kennedy administration. Bates Littlehales photographed the portrait in May 1962 in the frame that housed the portrait at the time.
  • General Washington, Tudor Place Collection
    Thomas Cheesman
    Tudor Place
    portrait
    Thomas Cheesman engraved this portrait of General George Washington from John Trumbull's "General George Washington at Trenton," which was painted in 1792. First Lady Martha Washington bequeathed it to Martha Peter and it is part of the collection at Tudor Place. Tudor Place was the Washington, D.C., home of Thomas and Martha Custis Peter. Martha Custis Peter was First Lady Martha Washington's granddaughter.
  • Portrait Miniature of George Washington, Tudor Place Collection
    Walter Robertson
    jewelry
    Tudor Place
    fashion
    clothing & accesories
    This miniature portrait of President George Washington was done from life by Walter Robertson, and was given as a wedding gift to Martha Parke Custis prior to her marriage to Thomas Peter. The back is decorated with a braided lock of hair, 44 prong-set pearls, and blue enamel. See image 1112402 for a view of the back. It is part of the collection at Tudor Place. Tudor Place was the Washington, D.C., home of Thomas and Martha Custis Peter. Martha Custis Peter was First Lady Martha Washington's granddaughter.
  • Portrait Miniature of George Washington, Reverse, Tudor Place Collection
    Walter Robertson
    jewelry
    Tudor Place
    fashion
    clothing & accesories
    This the back side of a miniature portrait of President George Washington was done from life by Walter Robertson, and was given as a wedding gift to Martha Parke Custis prior to her marriage to Thomas Peter. The back is decorated with a braided lock of hair, 44 prong-set pearls, and blue enamel. See image 1112401 for a view of the front. It is part of the collection at Tudor Place. Tudor Place was the Washington, D.C., home of Thomas and Martha Custis Peter. Martha Custis Peter was First Lady Martha Washington's granddaughter.
  • George Washington Miniature Portrait, Tudor Place Collection
    Walter Robertson
    Tudor Place
    portrait
    The miniature portrait of future president George Washington was painted in 1783 by Walter Robertson. It was a gift from Washington to Martha Parke Custis on the occasion of her wedding to Thomas Peter. It is part of the collection at Tudor Place. Tudor Place was the Washington, D.C., home of Thomas and Martha Custis Peter. Martha Custis Peter was First Lady Martha Washington's granddaughter.
  • Locket, Side B, Tudor Place Collection
    Unknown
    jewelry
    Tudor Place
    fashion
    clothing & accesories
    Martha Peter gifted this locket, containing locks of hair from George and Martha Washington, to her friend Eliza Quincy, wife of Congressman and leading Federalist Josiah Quincy. This side contains a lock of George Washington's hair with an inscription around the edge. It is part of the collection at Tudor Place. Tudor Place was the Washington, D.C., home of Thomas and Martha Custis Peter. Martha Custis Peter was First Lady Martha Washington's granddaughter.
  • Martha Dandridge Custis Washington
    Gilbert Stuart
    portrait
    This is a portrait of First Lady Martha Washington done by Gilbert Stuart. Gilbert Stuart was a renown portrait artist whose portraits of George Washington, Dolley Madison, and John Quincy Adams, among others, are part of the White House Collection.
  • Locket, Side A, Tudor Place Collection
    Unknown
    jewelry
    Tudor Place
    fashion
    clothing & accesories
    Martha Peter gifted this locket, containing locks of hair from George and Martha Washington, to her friend Eliza Quincy, wife of Congressman and leading Federalist Josiah Quincy. This side contains a lock of Martha Washington's hair with an inscription around the edge. It is part of the collection at Tudor Place. Tudor Place was the Washington, D.C., home of Thomas and Martha Custis Peter. Martha Custis Peter was First Lady Martha Washington's granddaughter.
  • George Washington
    Gilbert Stuart
    Portrait
    This oil on canvas portrait of President George Washington was painted by Gilbert Stuart in 1805, 6 years after the President’s death. This item was a gift of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Payson in memory of Pvt. Daniel Carroll Payson. Washington served as the Commander in Chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolution. He served as president from April 30, 1789 until March 4, 1797.
  • George Washington Triumphantly Entering Boston
    Unknown
    Military
    American Revolution
    This painting depicts George Washington on horseback triumphantly entering Boston in 1776. The painting was completed in 1834 by an unknown artist. Washington served as the Commander in Chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolution. He served as president from April 30, 1789 until March 4, 1797.
  • George Washington Accepts the Surrender of British General Cornwallis
    Jean Zuber et Cie
    Military
    American Revolution
    This painting depicts George Washington accepting the surrender of British General Charles Cornwallis in 1781 after the battle of Yorktown. This painting was produced by Jean Zuber et Cie. of Rixheim, France in 1850. Zuber also produced the iconic wallpaper adorning the walls of the Diplomatic Reception Room that was installed by First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy. The room is located on the Ground Floor of the Executive Mansion. Washington served as the Commander in Chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolution. He served as president from April 30, 1789 until March 4, 1797.
  • George Washington
    Enoch Wood
    bust
    This basalt ware bust of President George Washington was completed by Enoch Wood in 1818. Wood established the pottery company Enoch Wood & Sons in Staffordshire, United Kingdom, and exported many items to the United States. This item was a gift to the White House Collection from Dr. and Mrs. A. Noe Horn. Washington served as the Commander in Chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolution. He served as president from April 30, 1789 until March 4, 1797.
  • George Washington Presiding at the Signing of the Constitution of the United States in Philadelphia
    Howard Chandler Christy
    Event
    This painting, completed by Howard Chandler Christy in 1940, depicts President George Washington presiding over the signing of the Constitution of the United States on September 17, 1787 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania’s Independence Hall. Washington served as the Commander in Chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolution. The first president was in office from April 30, 1789 until March 4, 1797. At the center of the painting, Benjamin Franklin is seen conversing with Alexander Hamilton. Just beyond them, sitting at a table to the right of the canvas, is future president James Madison.
  • George Washington
    Gyula Julius Bezeredi
    statue
    This bronzed plaster statuette of President George Washington was created by Gyula Julius Bezeredi in 1923, and manufactured by Antal Mengsik. Bezeredi was a well-known Hungarian sculptor, who is best known for the larger version of this statuette that resides in a park in Budapest. This statuette, along with a statuette of Hungarian freedom fighter and revolutionary Lajos Kossuth (sometimes referred to as Louis), were presented to the White House in 1923 as a gift of Americans of Hungarian Origin. Washington served as the Commander in Chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolution. He served as president from April 30, 1789 until March 4, 1797.
  • George Washington
    Unknown
    silhouette
    This cut paper silhouette on silk of President George Washington was created by an unknown artist in the early 19th century. This item was a gift to the White House by Mrs. Stanley M. Straus. Washington served as the Commander in Chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolution. He served as president from April 30, 1789 until March 4, 1797.
  • George Washington
    Unknown
    bust
    This marble bust of President George Washington was created by an unknown artist in 1790, similar to a statue of Washington created by Jean-Antoine Houdon. This was a gift to the White House from Mrs. Albert Lasker. Washington served as the Commander in Chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolution. He served as president from April 30, 1789 until March 4, 1797.
  • Inauguration of George Washington
    Johnson, Fry & Co.
    Inauguration
    This print of President George Washington taking the oath of office was published by Johnson, Fry and Co. Publishers in New York City in 1859. This drawing was based off of the painting completed by Alonzo Chappel. Washington served as the Commander in Chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolution. The first president was in office from April 30, 1789 until March 4, 1797. The men surrounding President Washington include General Henry Knox, General Friedrich von Steuben, and future president John Adams.
  • George Washington
    Giuseppe Ceracchi
    bust
    This marble bust of President George Washington is by Italian sculptor Giuseppe Ceracchi. Ceracchi sculpted many notable Americans, including Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton. This bust was modeled circa 1790-1794 and was carved circa 1815. The United States government acquired the bust along with busts of Amerigo Vespucci and Christopher Columbus during the James Monroe administration in 1817. Washington served as the commander in chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolution. He served as president from April 30, 1789 until March 4, 1797.
  • George Washington
    Unknown
    statue
    This oil silhouette on glass of President George Washington was painted by an unknown artist in the early 19th century. This item was a gift to the White House by Mrs. Stanley M. Straus. Washington served as the Commander in Chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolution. He served as president from April 30, 1789 until March 4, 1797.
  • George Washington
    Ernst Fischer
    Portrait
    This painting by Ernst Fischer portrays George Washington in his colonel's uniform of the Virginia Regiment in 1754. Fischer completed this painting in the mid-19th century and based it on a portrait painted by Charles Willson Peale in 1772. Washington served as the Commander in Chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolution. The first president was in office from April 30, 1789 until March 4, 1797.
  • George Washington
    Jacques Reich
    Portrait
    This pencil on paper portrait of President George Washington was completed by Jacques Reich sometime during the late 19th or early 20th century. It was a gift to the White House Collection from Mr. and Mrs. Clement E. Conger. Reich was a Hungarian portrait etcher who came to the United States, and studied at the National Academy of Design in New York and the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts in Philadelphia. Washington served as the Commander in Chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolution. He served as president from April 30, 1789 until March 4, 1797.
  • George Washington
    National Porcelain Factory of Sèvres
    bust
    This unglazed porcelain bust of President George Washington was created by the National Porcelain Factory of Sevres in 1905 and was a gift to the White House from the French Republic. It is similar to a statue of Washington created by Jean-Antoine Houdon. Washington served as the Commander in Chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolution. He served as president from April 30, 1789 until March 4, 1797.
  • George Washington
    Unknown
    statue
    This bronze statue of President George Washington was created by an unknown artist sometime between 1830 and 1850. This item was a gift to the White House by Hugh D. Auchincloss, Jr. Washington served as the Commander in Chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolution. He served as president from April 30, 1789 until March 4, 1797.