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It is also my opinion that his portrait of Washington, painted in 1790 for the City of new york, is a better likeness than the one which the artist himself preferred, painted in 1792-- both of which, I presume, are founded on the small study painted for Historical Sketches

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Westmiller, Historical Painter to the king of Sweden, came to this Country in 1794, & was distinguished by his beautiful picture of Danae. His Portrait was highly elaborated, but dark in the colouring, & with a foreign aspect. It appears probable that the General bought it, & presented it to Mr Casinove of Geneva. It is in the posession of Ch's A Davis of n york. a good Engraving of it is prefixed to Givings life of Washington, where it can be perceived, by those who 
are competent to judge, that although there is some merit in the upper part of the Face, it is false of character in the lower portion.
Numerous sketches of miniatures of Washington were made during the Revolutionary Contest and afterwards by