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::''His pieces, as far as they are executed, meet the warm applause of all who have seen them. The greatness of the design, and the masterly execution of the Work equally interest the man of a capacious mind and the approving eye of the Connoisseur. He has spared no pains in obtaining from the life the likenesses of those characters, [[French]] as well as American, who bore a conspicuous part in our Revolution; and the success with which his efforts have been crowned will form no small part of the value of his pieces.'' Letter from George Washington to Lafayette, November 21, 1791. (in George Washington Papers, 1741-1799)
 
::''His pieces, as far as they are executed, meet the warm applause of all who have seen them. The greatness of the design, and the masterly execution of the Work equally interest the man of a capacious mind and the approving eye of the Connoisseur. He has spared no pains in obtaining from the life the likenesses of those characters, [[French]] as well as American, who bore a conspicuous part in our Revolution; and the success with which his efforts have been crowned will form no small part of the value of his pieces.'' Letter from George Washington to Lafayette, November 21, 1791. (in George Washington Papers, 1741-1799)
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[[File:Alexhamilton.jpg|thumb|left|Alexander Hamilton, 1792.]]
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[[File:Trumbull G. Washington.jpg|thumb|George Washington, 1780.]]
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[[File:Trumbull G. Washington.jpg|thumb|left|George Washington, 1780.]]
    
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