Painting, Portrait of George Washington (1732-1799). Oil on canvas painting by Charles Peale Polk (1767-1822). Half-length portrait of George Washington dressed in Continental Army uniform, head and body facing right with Washington looking out toward viewer, proper right hand resting on hilt of sword and grasping tricorn hat. Landscape scene (Princeton, New Jersey) in background with buildings to the right (Nassau Hall and additional smaller buildings) and a military encampment to the left.