General George Washington Resigning His Commission (Q43753419)

Label from: English (en)

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genre: history painting (Q742333)
artist: John Trumbull (Q369263)
collection: United States Capitol rotunda (Q918708)
location: United States Capitol rotunda (Q918708)
country of origin: United States of America (Q30)
main subject: George Washington's resignation as commander-in-chief (Q47198426)
material used: oil paint (Q296955) canvas (Q12321255)
depicts: George Washington (Q23) David Humphreys (Q5235253) Benjamin Walker (Q1446684) Thomas Mifflin (Q142644) William Smallwood (Q377557) Eleazer McComb (Q1325790) Charles Thomson (Q1066244) Martha Washington (Q191789) Elbridge Gerry (Q219797) Hugh Williamson (Q663151) Samuel Osgood (Q1396334) George Partridge (Q1508042) Richard Dobbs Spaight (Q878563) Benjamin Hawkins (Q2896102)
instance of: painting (Q3305213)
Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture control number: IAP 80180379

catalog URL: https://www.aoc.gov/art/historic-rotunda-paintings/general-george-washington-resigning-his-commission

information from the United States Capitol rotunda catalog

description: The painting General George Washington Resigning His Commission by John Trumbull is on display in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol. This painting depicts the scene on Dec. 23, 1783, in the Maryland State House in Annapolis when George Washington resigned his commission as commander-in-chief of the Continental Army.

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