Collectibles A Historic Drawing Once Owned by George Washington Goes to Auction Gifted to Washington by Lafayette, the work depicting Bastille is expected to fetch as much as $800,000.

Next Monday is President’s Day, which raises the question, if George Washington was celebrating, where would he eat?

An ink-wash drawing owned and cherished by President George Washington will hit an auction block in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The piece was gifted to Washington by Marquis de Lafayette.