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Oil on canvas; 75.5 × 63.4 cm (29.7 × 25 in). Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn, NY.
Oil on canvas; 75.5 × 63.4 cm (29.7 × 25 in). Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn, NY.
In the fall of 1775 Congress chose brown as the original color for the national uniform. In October 1778, however, France sent uniforms with a predominance of blue coats (although there were also brown), and so on 2 October 1779 Congress switched to blue as the official color.