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George Washington was born 281 years only today, Feb 22, 1732
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Medium oil on canvas Dimensions 28 15/16 × 24 1/16 in. (73.5 × 61.1 cm) Frame: 35 7/8 × 30 5/8 × 3 1/4 in. (91.1 × 77.8 × 8.3 cm) Object Number 1955.16 Acquisition Acquired by Sterling and Francine Clark before 1955 Status On View Image Caption
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The Surprising George Washington
By Richard Norton Smith