By Ralph Blumenthal For years there had been skepticism about the large portrait of George Washington that has long hung in the baronial Paris residence of the U.S. ambassador to France.

But even he would be amazed at the high-tech examination his famous 1796 oil portrait of George Washington is about to undergo at the Smithsonian Institution. The exam and treatment, which will ...

At the Portrait Gallery, Mr. Pachter extended ... biting scramble for donors in 2001 that kept a famed painting of George Washington from leaving the collection for possible auction, died Feb ...

For one, Gregg Amore said the State House is no longer fit to house a giant portrait of former president George Washington that’s more than 200 years old and worth millions. "It is not being ...

A magnificent portrait of the George Washington that usually hangs in the U.S. embassy in Paris has headed to Versailles for some much-needed TLC. This involves the painstaking removal of some ...

The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History, a nonprofit dedicated to U.S. history education, also offered up a Rembrandt Peale portrait of George Washington. Selling for $529,000 ...

Its wood-paneled walls are filled with art, including a life-sized portrait of President George Washington painted in 1792 by John Trumbull (1756-1843). Upon closer inspection, the observant ...

The Federal Bureau of Investigation is partnering with local law enforcement to track down the painting and are asking for the public’s help in finding the stolen portrait of George Washington.

The George Washington portrait will be auctioned alongside a slew of American antiquities and artwork including paintings, sculptures, furniture, and silver in the annual Important Americana sale ...

On a cold day in New York City in the winter of 1789, a family prepared to sit for their portrait. This was no ordinary family: It was President George Washington’s. They were America’s very ...