The United States entered the "Era of Good Feelings" in the period after the War of 1812. This era has been characterized as a time of nationalism, optimism, and goodwill, but it was also a period rife with debates over protective tariffs, the Second Bank of the United States, westward expansion, internal improvements to infrastructure (especially transportation), and slavery. Portraits of key figures of the American Revolution created by prominent American painters of the time reflected new nationalist sentiments. These painters include Gilbert Stuart, Charles Wilson Peale, and John Trumball.
Portrait of George Washington, Charles Willson Peale, 1780 - 1780, From the collection of: Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
John Jay, Gilbert Stuart, Begun 1784; completed by 1818, From the collection of: Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery
Louisa Catherine Johnson Adams (Mrs. John Quincy Adams), Gilbert Stuart, 1821 - 1826, From the collection of: The White House
John Quincy Adams, Gilbert Stuart, 1818, From the collection of: The White House
John Adams, Gilbert Stuart, 1826, From the collection of: Smithsonian American Art Museum
Thomas Jefferson, Gilbert Stuart, 1805/1821, From the collection of: Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery
Alexander Hamilton, John Trumbull, 1806, From the collection of: Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery
General John R. Fenwick, Gilbert Stuart, ca. 1804, From the collection of: Gibbes Museum of Art
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