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 Con
General George Washington Resigning his Commission
The Resignation of General Washington, December 23, 1783, by John Trumbull, 1824–1828
Key to the painting
Washington Resigning His Commission $1,000 National Bank Note, Series 1875
The United States Capitol building features a central rotunda below the Capitol dome. Built between 1818 and 1824, the rotunda has been described as the Capitol's "symbolic and physical heart".
General George Washington Resigning His Commission
…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…
The U.S. Capitol rotunda viewed from behind a copy of the Statue of George Washington in 2005
The Capitol dome topped by the Statue of Freedom
Frieze of American History in the Capitol rotunda
Many large paintings are exhibited in the rotunda