a small extra profile by joseph wright made around the 1790 has always fascinated me because it was printed on hard stock. this made it ideal for sending through the mail. thomas jefferson purchased one which he mailed to his daughter. perhaps because of the small size and easy transportability the right profile, a strong, determined to looking face became an instantly popular presidential image and was widely copied in print medallions, here and abroad. one use of the profile was in the central state of amos doolittle's display of united states of america. developers of the constitution and new federal government enclosing the portrait in a ring of interlocking seals representing the united states from the 13 original colonies. washington described, protector of the country and is elevated here to a major role as the central figure of a new government. the shift from a loosely connected federation states to a nation unified under a strong, central government was a crucial change in our history. doolittle celebrated the constitution and is imported by presenting that strengthen executive po