Is Edward Savage’s family portrait really the Washington family, ... It turned out that the answer to my question—who was George Washington’s family?—was far more complicated than I imagined.

In 1779, the American artist Charles Willson Peale painted a portrait of George Washington, depicting the president after an American victory over the British at the 1777 Battle of Princeton.

“It’s a family heirloom, and they just want it back,” Essman said. Englewood Police announced they are looking for the 200-year-old portrait of George Washington that was taken from a ...

Thieves stole an over-200-year-old portrait of George Washington from a storage unit in January. Englewood Police and the FBI Denver Office are investigating the incident.

The family later consigned the real portrait for the 1946 auction where it was bought by Knoedler. It was sold later that year to E. Jay Rousuck of the Scott & Fowles Gallery in New York.

Rare Portrait of George Washington Could Fetch $2.5 Million at Auction A rare lifetime depiction of George Washington from 1795 that was made by his most renowned portraitist, Gilbert Stuart, will ...

Marc Pachter, who led race to save George Washington portrait, dies at 80. ... “I come from a family that didn’t care what was on the wall,” he said. Gradually, ...