Saint George: Did you mean...?

Ireland is filled with historical sites and monuments. The 'Emerald Isle' always has something new in store for those who venture there and are eager to learn about its fascinating past. Many sites have a mystical past told through legends...

"Washington as Farmer at Mount Vernon", painted 1851 CE by Junius Brutus Stearns (1810–1885 CE). The painting depicts George Washington (1732–1799 CE) on his Mount Vernon plantation. Collection of the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts.

A young George Washington in his first career as a land surveyor, c. 1750. Painting by Henry Hintermeister, January 1948.

A portrait of George Clifford, Earl of Cumberland (1547-1619 CE). He wears an extravagant outfit that includes a glove pinned to his hat given to him by Elizabeth I of England (r. 1558-1603 CE). Painted by Nicholas Hilliard c. 1590 CE. (National...

A 1913 photograph of Tsar Nicholas II (reign 1894-1917), ruler of the Russian Empire, and his cousin George V, King of Great Britain (reign 1910-36). The photograph was taken in Berlin and both are wearing German military uniforms.

Portrait of George Washington as commander-in-chief of the Continental Army. Oil on canvas by Rembrandt Peale, c. 1850. De Young Museum, San Francisco.

Map of Fort George and surrounding areas during the War of 1812, from The Pictorial Field Book of the War of 1812 by Benson Lossing.

An 1816 painting by Thomas Lawrence of George IV of Great Britain (r. 1820-30) when he was Prince Regent. He is here shown wearing the robes of the Order of the Garter. (Vatican Museums)

The Chandos Portrait of George Frideric Handel (1685-1759). Painted c. 1720. Once attributed to James Thornhill. (Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge)

Lt. Colonel George Armstrong Custer, photographed by the famous Cuban-American artist José María Mora.