Captain George K. H. Coussmaker by Sir Joshua Reynolds

Captain George K. H. Coussmaker (1759–1801), 1782

Sir Joshua Reynolds (British, 1723–1792)

Oil on canvas

93 3/4 x 57 1/4 in. (238.1 x 145.4 cm)

Reynolds gave close attention to his portrait of George Kein Hayward Coussmaker, a lieutenant and captain in the first regiment of Foot Guards. No fewer than seventeen appointments—and at least two more for the sitter's horse—are recorded between February 9 and April 10, 1782. The composition is complex and the whole vigorously painted.

Copy and images from The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

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These paintings are located at The White House. Images from Wikipedia.

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“Bruin du le Roche” by T.C. Albert

The Legend of LaSalle and Tonti’s cache of gold buried on top of Starved Rock’s 125 foot bluff lured many 18th century treasure hunters to the ruins of the old trading post known as “Le Roche”.

One night over two hundred years ago, as if guarding the old French treasure a giant bear rose up out of the forest and chased a group looking for the fortune back into the Illinois river.

To date, the treasure has never been found, though rumors of it still persist.

Artwork and copy supplied by T.C. Albert.