Port Angeles Vision

In 1796, Edward Savage painted George and Martha Washington with their two wards, George Washington Parke Custis and Eleanor Parke Custis (grandchildren of Mrs. Washington by her first marriage). In the background, a servant in the red-and-buff Washington livery waits in attendance. The map, to which Martha Washington points with her fan, is of the ‘Capital City,’ then being developed on the banks of the Potomac. “The Washington Family” by Edward Savage now hangs in the National Gallery of Art.

A replica of “The Washington Family” hangs over the grand staircase of the George Washington Inn at 939 Finn Hall Road near Port Angeles.  George Crabb, a local Sequim artist, painted this large (5′ X 7′) inverted reproduction for the inn. An interesting fact was discovered in his research, when the artist found out that the perspective in the original painting by Edward Savage terminates at George Washington’s heart. No doubt, this shows the strong affection for the father of our country.

For more information, visit Spirit of George Washington.