John Vanderlyn (1775—1852)

by John Vanderlyn (1775—1852)

Oil on Canvas; 25 1/4 x 20 7/8 in. (64.1 x 53 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY.

by John Vanderlyn (1775—1852)

Watercolor on ivory.

by John Vanderlyn (1775—1852)

Oil on canvas; 36 7/8 x 28 1/8 in. (93.7 x 71.4 cm) The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY.

by John Vanderlyn (1775—1852)

Oil on canvas. New-York Historical Society, New York, NY.

by John Vanderlyn (1775—1852)

Oil on canvas. New York Historical Society, New York, NY.

Daughter (1783—1813) of Aaron Burr.

by John Vanderlyn (1775—1852)

Oil on wood panel; 10 x 8 in ( 25.4 x 20.3 cm). New-York Historical Society, New York, NY.

by John Vanderlyn (1775—1852)

Oil on canvas; 46 1/4 x 35 1/4 in ( 117.5 x 89.5 cm). New-York Historical Society, New York, NY.

by John Vanderlyn (1775—1852)

Oil on canvas. The White House Collection, Washington, DC.

by John Vanderlyn (1775—1852)

Oil on canvas. The White House Historical Collection, White House Blue Room, Washington, DC.

by John Vanderlyn (1775—1852)

Oil on canvas. National Portrait Gallery (Smithsonian), Washington, DC.

... Washington had made every mistake in the book in the New York campaign. He had misread the enemy’s intentions; he had divided his forces in the face of superior numbers; he had provided no cavalry; he had hesitated almost fatally to get his army out of Manhattan once he grasped the folly of keeping it there; he had allowed Greene to persuade him against his better judgment to keep men in Fort Washington; he had allowed a wealth of precious tents, flour, ordnance, and ammunition at Forts Washington and Lee to fall into enemy hands.

Myron Magnet
The Founders at Home: The Building of America, 1735 - 1817 (2014)