The Intimate Lives of the Founding Fathers (2009)
“The artist was Ralph Earl, a hard-drinking New Englander who was no genius but had a knack for creating a good likeness. He had studied under the far more famous American painter, Benjamin West, in London. Earl saw Betsey as an attractive women, with deep-set dark eyes under thick brows. She is stylishly dressed and coiffed. But her tentative smile conveys an impression of insecurity, even melancholy. There is not a trace of the energy and self-confidence that emanates from almost every portrai...t of her husband.
Betsey’s portrait was painted in 1787. By that time, Alexander Hamilton had closed his military career by persuading George Washington to give him command of a light infantry regiment at the siege of Yorktown, where he led a charge that made him a popular hero. After the war he emerged as one of New York’s most successful lawyers and a political thinker of formidable stature. He played a crucial role in persuading Americans to junk their unworkable first constitution, the Articles of Confederation, and create a new national charter.MoreLess
Betsey’s portrait was painted in 1787. By that time, Alexander Hamilton had closed his military career by persuading George Washington to give him command of a light infantry regiment at the siege of Yorktown, where he led a charge that made him a popular hero. After the war he emerged as one of New York’s most successful lawyers and a political thinker of formidable stature. He played a crucial role in persuading Americans to junk their unworkable first constitution, the Articles of Confederation, and create a new national charter.MoreLess
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