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Arnold Friberg, best known for his painting of George Washington praying at Valley Forge during the American Revolutionary War, has died aged 96. ** He died at a rehabilitation centre in Salt Lake City after hip replacement surgery, his daughter-in-law said. ** The Prayer at Valley Forge, painted for the US bicentennial in 1976, is on display at Washington’s former home, the Mount Vernon estate in Virginia. ** The picture depicts the first US president during the winter of 1777-78.
Read more about Mr. Friberg’s amazing life at the BBC News site.