The Treaty of Paris painting, depicting the end of the American Revolutionary War with Great Britain. It remains unfinished due to British representatives refusing to pose, 1783 [600×467]
Benjamin West, 1783. Currently housed in Winterthur Museum, Library and Gardens in Winterthur, Delaware
From left to right: John Jay, John Adams (second US president), Benjamin Franklin, Henry Laurens, and William Temple Franklin. The two British reps would have been Richard Oswald and Caleb Whitefoot.
Ben Franklin was not present for this pose but he was painted in by referencing a portrait engraving
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Incredible and on-brand.
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‘Unfinished due to British representatives refusing to pose.’
I love that so much. How many other people on the losing side of signing a peace treaty would choose to opt out of the permanent record, given the chance?
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The same illogical British hubris that led them to Brexit.
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From left to right: John Jay, John Adams (second US president), Benjamin Franklin, Henry Laurens, and William Temple Franklin. The two British reps would have been Richard Oswald and Caleb Whitefoot.
Ben Franklin was not present for this pose but he was painted in by referencing a portrait engraving
Incredible and on-brand.
‘Unfinished due to British representatives refusing to pose.’
I love that so much. How many other people on the losing side of signing a peace treaty would choose to opt out of the permanent record, given the chance?
The same illogical British hubris that led them to Brexit.