Arnold Friberg, 96, an illustrator best known for his patriotic portrait of George Washington kneeling in prayer beside his horse in the snowy woods near Valley Forge, Pa., and whose paintings of ...

Arnold Friberg, a widely popular artist of historical and religious scenes whose painstaking quest for stunning realism led him to Valley Forge ... of George Washington praying in the snow ...

The Prayer at Valley Forge depicts George Washington in winter 1777-78 Arnold Friberg, best known for his painting of George Washington praying at Valley Forge during the American Revolutionary ...

Many historians also consider the famous story of George Washington praying alone in the woods a myth. No matter. Valley Forge is one of the most beloved Revolutionary War sites, visited by ...

When students of the Revolutionary War hear the words Valley Forge, they probably think of an iconic image: Gen. George Washington kneeling in the snow, surrounded by log cabins, praying for aid.