Detail with navy in the portrait of george washington painted by giuseppe perovani (brescia, italy, 1765 - mexico 1835) in philadelphia in 1796 and kept at the academy of san fernando in madrid spain. This background alludes to the convention on the navigation of the mississippi river which the treaty of san lorenzo recognized as free between the contracting parties up to the city of new orleans. In fact, the flags of the united states of america and the spanish flag fly on the galleon. Date: 1796.
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