General George Washington Resigning His Commission, John Trumbull

John trumbull, oil on canvas, 12' x 18', 1824; placed 1826 at rotunda, u. S. Capitol. This painting depicts the scene on december 23, 1783, in the maryland state house in annapolis when george washington resigned his commission as commander-in-chief of the continental army. This official architect of the capitol photograph is being made available for educational, scholarly, news or personal purposes (not advertising or any other commercial use). When any of these images is used the photographic credit line should read “architect of the capitol. ” these images may not be used in any way that would imply endorsement by the architect of the capitol or the united states congress of a product, service or point of view. For more information visit www. Aoc. Gov. Object Type: painting. Genre: history painting. Place of creation: United States of America. Dimensions: height: 12 ft (365.7 cm) ; width: 18 ft (548.6 cm). Medium: oil on canvas. Depicted People: George Washington, David Humphreys, Benjamin Walker, Thomas Mifflin, William Smallwood, Eleazer McComb, Charles Thomson, Martha Washington, Elbridge Gerry, Hugh Williamson, Samuel Osgood, George Partridge, Richard Dobbs Spaight, Benjamin Hawkins. Collection: United States Capitol rotunda. Flickr - USCapitol - General George Washington Resigning His Commission