Framed Signing of Treaty of Ghent by Amedee Forestier

Product Overview:

• Proudly handmade in the USA
• Wood frame with mat, glass front, paper duster backing with wire hanger
• Museum quality Giclee digital print using archival paper and inks
• Standard size frame measures approx. 24" wide x 17" tall
• Poster size frame measures approx. 36" wide x 25" tall

Product Details:

Signing of the Treaty of Ghent by Amedee Forestier is a historical painting that captures the signing of the Treaty of Ghent on December 24, 1814, which officially ended the War of 1812 between the United States and Great Britain. The artwork depicts the American and British delegations gathered in an elegant hall in Ghent, Belgium, where the treaty was finalized. The treaty restored pre-war boundaries between the U.S. and Britain (status quo ante bellum). It did not address the issues of impressment or neutral shipping rights, which had initially contributed to the war. While the treaty was signed in December 1814, news of it traveled slowly, and the Battle of New Orleans (January 1815) was fought before the U.S. forces learned of the peace agreement.

Featured in the painitng:

American Delegation (U.S. Negotiators)

• John Quincy Adams – U.S. chief negotiator and future President (6th U.S. President).
• Henry Clay – Speaker of the House and future Secretary of State.
• Albert Gallatin – Former U.S. Treasury Secretary and skilled diplomat.
• James A. Bayard Sr. – U.S. Senator from Delaware.
• Jonathan Russell – U.S. diplomat and Minister to Sweden.
• Christopher Hughes – Secretary to the delegation.

British Delegation (British Negotiators)

1. Lord Gambier – Admiral of the Royal Navy.
2. Henry Goulburn – Undersecretary of State for War and the Colonies.
3. William Adams – British legal expert and diplomat.