The Peacemakers
George Peter Alexander Healy · 1868
Why it's great
Near the end of the American Civil War, President Lincoln and three leaders meet on a steamship to discuss peace. Healy painted the scene a few years after, in a quiet cabin with a view of the sea. The painting honors the hope for peace. It hangs in the White House.
🏛️ Part of history
The American Civil War (1861–1865) — Lincoln, Grant, Sherman and Admiral Porter plan the end of the war aboard a steamboat in 1865.
Where to see it
📍 The White HouseWashington, D.C., United States
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George Peter Alexander Healy was born in Boston and became a portrait painter who worked in Paris, Rome, Chicago and Washington. He painted American presidents and the kings and queens of Europe. He lived long in Europe before settling in Chicago. He died there in 1894.
