The Portrait - George Washington: A National Treasure

Nothing but harmony, honesty, industry and frugality are necessary to make us a great and happy people. -George Washington to Marquis de Lafayette, Mount Vernon, Janurary 29, 1789

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	George Washington (Lansdowne portrait) by Gilbert Stuart, oil on canvas, 1796 National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution. Acquired as a gift to the nation through the generosity of the Donald W. Reynolds Foundation.

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