you will notice that the face in the image was recognizably one by gilbert stuart, best known by the national portrait , which in the 19th century would come to dominate all other faces of washington. again, the print enriches the stewart story, showing this portrait gned currency before washington's death. david edwin engraved the head multiple times in 1798. here are some examples. in part through edwin's efforts come it became a popular portrait that year and appeared in numerous framing prints and illustrations. a new york physician named charles buxton, for example, designed an ambitious full-length image of washington, which was engraved by cornelius to do in 1798. like other endeavors, buxton's design was an amalgam of patriotic symbols referring to washington's military achievements and his role in forging the new nation. figure, with its gilbert stuart head, stands on a pedestal between obelisks labeled "liberty" and "independence." abounds.magery we can assume the other elements of buxton's emblematic scheme would be familiar to his audience. the background scene, however,

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lady dolley madison orders the staff to remove this beloved portrait of george washington by gilbert stuart. but according to william seale, author of two books on the white house, the building's interior is destroyed. >> they burned the second floor with rubble, and then they broke up all the furniture and poured lamp oil on it. and the attic fell in, and then it burned through the main floor and the whole thing, in about two hours, was just a shell. >> after the war, the original architect, james hoban, rebuilds it exactly as it had been -- in what will become known as the federal style. >> president madison decreed that it be rebuilt as a symbol of survival. >> by 1817, the renovation is almost complete and our fifth president, james monroe, moves in. a dozen years later, the seventh, andrew jackson, lets a drunken mob trash the place during his inaugural ball. maybe this poor piece of wood was part of the collateral damage. who knows? over the years, presidents come and presidents go, redecorating, repainting, and renovating to suit their individual tastes. then, in 1902, theodore roose