Holidays White House Historical Association | Byers’ Choice Carolers, George Washington

The Style Of Dress For Caroling George Washington Was Taken From The Famous Painting Of Washington Crossing The Delaware On Christmas Eve, 1776. The General Is Holding A Riding Crop, Echoing Thomas Jefferson’S Statement That Washington Was “The Best Horseman Of His Age, And The Most Graceful Figure That Could Be Seen On Horseback.”