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I .A GEORGE WASHLNGTON PICTURE On the dedicatory page will' be seen a copy of the Williams picture of Washington. In 1793 General Washington, then President and living in Philadelphia was requested by the Masonic Lodge of Alexandria, Va. to sit for this picture, and after obtaining his consent, employed Williams, of that city, to exe:ute the work. It is a fleshacolored pastel, and pronounced by critics of superior quality. Washington approved the likeness. It is an entirely different conception from any other painting of the Generaliand is the only painting from life showing the General in extreme old age. From early manhood to venerated age he mingled in social and political intercourse with the people of Alexandria, its representative in the House of Burgessesg Vestryman in its old Christ-churchg he surveyed its streets and founded and endowed its Brst free school. Men who knew him intimately and were with him in every walk of his eventful life, who had followed his fortunes and shared his adversities in war, had counseled and supported him in peace, and who, when his labors ended, had sorrowfully laid himito his eternal rest, it is beyond reasonable conception that these men would have foisted on a credulous and confiding posterity, a spurious picture of their friend and compatriot. Numerous Hattering offers have not been sufficient inducement for the Lodge to part with this treasure, and while probably sentiment has enhanced its value in the eyes of the Fraternity beyond its intrinsic iworth, past' association prevents the possibility of future disposal. The Williams picture will. be ikept in remembrance for generations yet, to come. The picture is devoid of idealism, the artist's instructions being: Paint him as he isi' and ,this Mr. Wiliiams appears 'to have done, bringing out in bold relief several facial marks or blemishes which the General is known to have possessed and which are shown in a modified form if at all, by other artists. This fact adds much to the value of the 'famous pastel and arouses the deepest interest of both historic and art critics. We wish to express ouriappreciation to four former students of Greenville High School, to Mr. George A. Katzenbalrger and Mr. W. A. Browne, jr., for the pictures on page twelveg to Mrs. Bonnie Weaver Coppock for the views of Washington, D. C.g and to Mr. D. L. Gaskill for his untiring efforts in securing the exclusive' photograph of the Williams portrait of Washington. X-c
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