This Painting Is More Political Than It Looks. Here's Why

This unfinished masterpiece is the Treaty of Paris by Benjamin West. It celebrated the signing of the treaty that ended the US Revolutionary War. And yet for such an historic occasion, it's left undone. Find out why.

00:00 Introduction
00:28 The peace negotiations and painting underpinning
01:36 The Signing of the Treaty of Paris
02:15 The Missing British Representatives
03:12 Benjamin West and his Art
04:40 A Painful Defeat
04:17 The American Representatives
06:50 Bold Moves in Style
07:40 The US Postal Service Commission
08:06 Conclusion

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