Picture a portrait of George Washington. He's probably looking a bit severe, back straight and lips drawn in a stiff line. His coat is dark, his cheeks likely flushed. And his hair is always a ...

presidential history aficionados may be particularly interested in an auction later in the month that has objects on sale ranging from a lock of George Washington’s hair to a flag that ...

"The public image is of the older George Washington ... of which indicate his status as an officer. The portrait, also displaying the auburn hair and deep-set blue eyes of the young Washington ...

Among the standout items is a lock of George Washington's greying hair, preserved in a locket ... The auction will also feature presidential portraits from the Bachrach photography studio, many ...

A lock of President George Washington’s hair and a whole slew of other rare ... never-before-seen presidential portraits, and even a painting of Lincoln reading the Emancipation Proclamation ...

A magnificent portrait of the George Washington that usually hangs in the U.S. embassy in Paris has headed to Versailles for some much-needed TLC. This involves the painstaking removal of some ...

The story of First Lady Dolley Madison heroically saving a portrait of George Washington as she was being exiled from the White House during the War of 1812 has been circulated for centuries.