威廉·莫尔特里

1782

威廉·莫尔特里将军身着大陆军制服伫立于此，神情相当严肃，肩上佩戴着彰显其高阶军衔的华丽金色肩章。这幅肖像由查尔斯·威尔逊·皮尔于1782年绘制，捕捉了新古典主义中英雄领袖的理想形象。看到背景中的棕榈树和近海的船只了吗？它们指的是沙利文岛战役，在这场战役中，莫尔特里用多孔的棕榈木原木建造的堡垒像海绵一样吸收了英军的炮弹，因而闻名遐迩。这场胜利如此传奇，以至于南卡罗来纳州将棕榈树印在了州旗上，并将该堡垒更名为莫尔特里堡以纪念他。作为基本上描绘了整个美国独立战争的画家，皮尔确保这位英雄获得了聚光灯下的高光时刻。

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