George Washington — "I am so hackneyed to the touches of the painter's pencil, that I am now altogeth…"

I am so hackneyed to the touches of the painter's pencil, that I am now altogether at their beck, and sit like patience on a monument whilst they are delineating the lines of my face. It is a proof among many others, of what habit and custom can effect. At first I was as impatient at the request, and as restive under the operation, as a colt is of the saddle.
George Washington — George Washington Early Modern · First US President

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Letter lamenting the frequent requests for portraits.

Date: 1785

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