CONSTITUTION: 1787-1791 - America in Class
WEBOnly Franklin's portrait from 1785 portrays the iconic image Americans hold of the oldest Founding Father, who died in 1790 at age 84. Presented in this collection are eleven portraits from 1780, when the Revolutionary War was still unwon, to the early 1790s, when the nation began to solidify under Washington's presidency.
America's First Father and Son Presidents - Google Arts & Culture
WEBThe piece is an extraordinary example of 19th Century American art. It honors the contributions of Adams women. It was presented to the First Lady, during John Quincy Adams’ Presidency, signifying...
Benjamin Franklin Joins the Revolution | Smithsonian
WEBJul 31, 2003 · Benjamin Franklin Joins the Revolution. Returning to Philadelphia from England in 1775, the “wisest American” kept his political leanings to himself. But not for long. In the summer of 1776 ...
Faces of Revolution: Portraits from the War for Independence
WEBDuring the Revolution, women wore miniature likenesses of men in uniform, proud of their association with the American cause. When families lost loved ones, posthumous portraits and mourning scenes provided tangible reminders of and memorials to the deceased.
Faces of America: Portraits - National Gallery of Art
WEBThe artist, James Peale (1749–1831), came from the multiply talented Peale family of artists, scientists, inventors, and patriots (who served in the Revolutionary War) prominent in Philadelphia and the mid-Atlantic region during the late 18th and early 19th centuries.
Marquis de Lafayette | George Washington's Mount Vernon
WEBThe young Marquis arrived in America at the age of 19, ready to serve the cause of liberty in the American Revolution. He quickly became part of Washington’s military family, and, over the years, their relationship grew to that of a father and his adoptive son.
WEBOf the eighteen supporters of the revolution portrayed in his gallery, Lynn finds that fifteen had strong, successful fathers or father-surrogates who tempered their paternal authority with affection and respect for the wishes of their sons. Tocqueville noted this style of father-son relationship
WEBCharles Willson Peale Self-Portrait, c. 1791, National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution. The majority of Patriots were found in the revolutionary hotbed town of Boston. There, prominent figures like Samuel Adams and groups such as the Sons of Liberty fanned the flames of revolution.
WEBfather and son actively promoted imperial interests, coming to the aid of British General Edward Braddock and his ill-fated mission in the American hinterland. And in 1762, of course, Benjamin helped his son secure the royal governorship
History - Sons of the Revolution
WEBFormation. In the 1870s, the celebrations of the centennial of the Revolutionary War inspired nationwide interest in the founding of the United States. One of these inspired patriots was John Austin Stevens (1827-1910), whose grandfather was an original member of the Cincinnati.