why it's called the vaughan sinclair image of washington. this is a replica of the very first image of washington that stuart did.ery you can see the red drapery in the background capturing the presidential image there. beside it is an image of washington by rembrandt peale. it's done much later. it's done in 1859, so it is after washington had died. it we also in the gallery have in another image now by rembrandt peale of george washington, washington before yorktown, that hangs in the stairwell. it's a new painting. it's a magnificent painting and we may see it later. let's walk across the room and e look at these portraits of johnt and abigail adams.hese we saw john upstairs.and abig actually that portrait we saw h upstairs of john in his brownish-red coat is a replica from this painting. this painting was commissioned in 1800 when adams was about 65. stuart never finished it. f abigail adams wrote that she . just didn't know what to think s about that man stuart. t the likeness was good, but stua perhaps her children would never see it b