File:Masonic heroes print.jpg

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English: Print of "Distinguished Masons Of The Revolution.". Per description written by seller:

"Lithograph showing portraits of distinguished members of the American Revolution who were also members of the Masonic Brotherhood. This lithograph features the portraits of ten Masons who played important roles in the period leading up to and immediately following the American Revolutionary War.

"President and General George Washington is the focal point of the artwork and his portrait occupies the central position. Surrounding him are nine additional portraits. Starting directly above his head and moving clockwise, those portraits include: Marquis de La Fayette; Dr. (and General) Joseph Warren; James Otis, Jr.; Peyton Randolph; General David Wooster; General Richard Montgomery; Chief Justice John Marshall; Benjamin Franklin; and General Israel Putnam.

"There is a variety of masonic symbols and icons scattered throughout the print.

"At the bottom center, between Montgomery and Wooster, is a plate bearing an inscription that includes the signature of George Washington. This quote constitutes a powerful endorsement of masonic traditions. That inscription reads:

Being persuaded that a just application of the principles on which the Masonic Fraternity is founded, must be productive of private virtue and private prosperity, I shall always be happy to advance the interests of the society, and to be considered by them as a deserving brother. A society whose liberal principles are founded in the immutable laws of truth and justice - The grand object of Masonry is to promote the happiness of the human race. So far as I am acquainted with the principles and doctrines of Freemasonry, I conceive them to be founded on benevolence, and to be exercised only for the good of mankind.
Date Late 1800s
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See also https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2003656975/
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