to get to document his life, he patiently posed while his portrait was painted.
These paintingscreated by various esteemed 18th-century artistsare the only records we have that capture his likeness.
These references include Glenn Close, Michael Douglas, a wax work of Washington, and Roger Williams.
He then used Photoshop to digitally render the final image.
Hardy says, Hes a blend of those people really, in reference to paintings of him.
Hardys modern-day Washington looks just like a real person.
You could never tell his face is actually a digital mash-up.
After posting the image onReddit, it quickly became viralmuch to the surprise of the humble artist.
Firstly, thank you all for the amazing support and reaction to the image, he wrote.
Perhaps some day I will redo the Washington image with your feedback in mind.
Inspired by Hardys creation, Redditorseofordandwhen-the-fartboth used face swap software to create their own present-day figures from American history.
Eoford rendered a modernAbraham Lincolnand when-the-fart createdBenjamin Franklinas if he were alive today.
One Redditor called Akrob wrote, Everyone had a principal that looked like this at some point.
While all images are impressive, when-the-fart stresses that his version was pretty easy to make.
The software deserves most of the thanks here.
Check out the present-day George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, and Benjamin Franklin below.
