This painting depicts the signing of the Treaty of Ghent.

Sir Amédée Forestier, The Signing of the Treaty of Ghent, Christmas Eve, 1814, 1914, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Sulgrave Institution of the U.S. and Great Britain.

War of 1812 Leaders

Learn more about the American and British leaders who defined the War of 1812 era.

James Barron

James Barron was an officer in the United States Navy best known for commanding the USS Chesapeake during the infamous Chesapeake-Leopard affair...