"The Prayer at Valley Forge by Arnold Friberg is one of the best known paintings of the American Revolution. It depicts George Washington at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania in prayer on his knees beside his horse Nelson at the Continental Army's encampment, during the terrible winter of 1777-1778.

The legendary story was told by a local Quaker Tory named Isaac Potts, who said he spied George Washington praying fervently in the woods alone during one of the bleakest times of the war for the Americans. You can learn more about the horrible conditions at Valley Forge, the alleged prayer of George Washington, including a personal testimony from someone to whom Mr. Potts told the story and the dramatic turnaround that came in the spring."