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Portraits of the States). by. Jonatha A. Brown.

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The Athenaeum Portrait, also known as The Athenaeum, is an unfinished painting by Gilbert Stuart of former United States President George Washington. It was created in 1796, and is considered to be Stuart's most notable work. The painting depicts Washington at age 65 (about three years before his death) on a brown background. It served as the model for the engraving that would be used for the United States one-dollar bill.

The West Virginia Senate is the upper house of the West Virginia Legislature. There are seventeen senatorial districts. Each district has two senators who serve staggered four-year terms. The Democrats gained two seats in the 2018 elections, bringing their total number of seats to 14, while the Republicans still hold a majority with 20. Senators are elected for terms of four years that are staggered, meaning that only a portion of the 34 state senate seats are up every election.

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When the state of Virginia voted to secede from the United States during the Civil War (1861-65), the people of the rugged .

When the state of Virginia voted to secede from the United States during the Civil War (1861-65), the people of the rugged and mountainous western region of the state opposed the decision and organized to form their own state, West Virginia,in support of the Union. Congress granted statehood to West Virginia on June 20, 1863. The West Virginia town of Harpers Ferry was the site of John Brown’s ill-fated 1859 raid on the federal armory there.

Below are portraits of Washington that were created from life by a diverse and talented group of international artists

Below are portraits of Washington that were created from life by a diverse and talented group of international artists. Speaking on Stuart's ability to capture Washington's likeness, author John Neal wrote in his book Randolph in 1823: If Washington should appear on earth, just as he sat to Stuart, I am sure that would be treated as an impostor, when compared with Stuart's likeness of him, unless he produced his credentials. The Painter's Chair: George Washington and the Making of American Art. New York: Bloomsbury Press, 2009. Charles Willson Peale - 1795.

WEER-ton) is a city in Brooke and Hancock counties in the . state of West Virginia. Located primarily in Hancock County, the city lies in the northern portions of the state's Northern Panhandle region. As of the 2010 census, the city's population was 19,746. It is a principal city within the, WV-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Perhaps Gainsborough's most famous work, it is thought to be a portrait of Jonathan Buttall (1752–1805), the son of a wealthy hardware merchant, although this has never been proven

Perhaps Gainsborough's most famous work, it is thought to be a portrait of Jonathan Buttall (1752–1805), the son of a wealthy hardware merchant, although this has never been proven. It is a historical costume study as well as a portrait: the youth in his seventeenth-century apparel is regarded as Gainsborough's homage to Anthony van Dyck, and in particular is very close to Van Dyck's portrait of Charles II as a boy. Gainsborough had already drawn something on the canvas before beginning The Blue Boy, which he painted over