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General George Washington Resigning His Commission
is a large-scale oil-on-canvas painting by the American artist
John Trumbull
depicting General
George Washington
's resignation as the
commander-in-chief
of the
Continental Army
on December 23, 1783, to the
Congress of the Confederation
. The painting now hangs in the
United States Capitol rotunda
. This
engraved
vignette, produced for the
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
, draws heavily on Trumbull's painting, and was used on the reverse of the 1000-dollar denomination of the first issue of
National Bank Notes
from 1875.
Engraving credit: Luigi (Louis) Delnoce and Frederick Girsch, after
John Trumbull
; restored by
Andrew Shiva
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2021 December
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2021 December 22
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Picture of the day
General George Washington Resigning His Commission
is a large-scale oil-on-canvas painting by the American artist
John Trumbull
depicting General
George Washington
's resignation as the
commander-in-chief
of the
Continental Army
on December 23, 1783, to the
Congress of the Confederation
. The painting now hangs in the
United States Capitol rotunda
. This
engraved
vignette, produced for the
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
, draws heavily on Trumbull's painting, and was used on the reverse of the 1000-dollar denomination of the first issue of
National Bank Notes
from 1875.
Engraving credit: Luigi (Louis) Delnoce and Frederick Girsch, after
John Trumbull
; restored by
Andrew Shiva
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