General George Washington Resigning His Commission (WRHC)

Congress commissioned John Trumbull, in 1817 John Trumbull, in 1817, to paint a series of paintings including “General George Washington Resigning His Commission (WRHC)” (“Commission” n.d., 2016, para 1). The painting depicts George Washington resigning his military commission before the Continental Congress in Annapolis, Maryland (“Annapolis” n.d., para 1). However, Trumbull created WRHC in 1824 and placed it in 1826 (“Comission” n.d.). The year 1824 was an election year: Jackson v. Adams. Jackson lost the 1884 election. However, still, Jackson possessed a reputation for using the executive office for legislation (Winters 2016, 9.5).. Thus, the Whig Part labeled Jackson, who declared himself a “champion of the common man”, “King Andrew I”