ms. reaves: thank you so much, kendall, and good evening. comealways a pleasure to to this lovely place and a particular honor to be asked to help celebrate george .ashington's birthday i am very happy to share with you perhaps a slightly different picture of george washington then is typical -- than is typical. thank you all for coming out on such a miserable evening. the exulted lyrics of a federal song in the exalted camp bothled "washington" -- snow longer with pride and dignity, your matchless strength at sea, since we, your braver sons, incensed, have soared on. huzzah, huzzah, huzzah! for war and washington! the rebels, the next verse complains, laugh at all of your pomp. cheeky lyrics are printed on a broadsided, adorned at the top with a pair of relief cut profile portraits, assumedly washington on the left, and on the right, major general artemis ward, who one writer discussed as heavyset and pious-looking. george washington's patient willingness to pose for artists produced for future generations multiple portraits made from life