Proof of a really messy breakup!

It all started 250 years ago, in 1776, when the Americans told Britain they wanted to be an independent country.

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They went to war over it, and after 5 years the Americans won.
This unfinished painting is meant to show the moment that American and British diplomats negotiated peace.

Britain was so ashamed about losing the war, and their former colony, that the Brits refused to pose for the painting.

🖼️ The painting is The Treaty of Paris by Benjamin West and @lauragrb tells you the story behind it.
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