Focus on General George Washington Resigning His Commission and discuss the abstract.
General George Washington Resigning His Commission is a large-scale oil painting by American artist John Trumbull of General George Washington resigning his commission as commander-in-chief of the Continental Army on December 23, 1783 to the Congress of the Confederation, then meeting in the Maryland State House at Annapolis, Maryland. The painting was commissioned in 1817, started in 1822, finished in 1824, and is now on view in the United States Capitol rotunda in Washington, D.C., along with three other large-scale paintings by Trumbull about the American Revolutionary War.Trumbull considered George Washington's resignation as commander-in-chief to be "one of the highest moral lessons ever given to the world".
John Trumbull Annapolis, Maryland Congress of the Confederation United States Capitol rotunda Washington, D.C. George Washington's resignation as commander-in-chief American Revolution George Washington United States Capitol Continental Army commander-in-chief American Revolutionary War Maryland State House