The authenticity of the painting, which was seized by the British Navy during the Revolutionary War, had been questioned because of overpainting and gaps in its provenance.
The Office of Cultural Heritage confirmed the authenticity of a painting of George Washington gifted to the State Department, proving it was painted by Charles Wilson Peale.
Iowa State students will travel to Rome this spring to help in the preservation of the U.S. embassy there, one of several diplomatic properties that students have worked at in recent years.
Iowa State is the only university in the United States to have a partnership with the U.S. Department of State to work on historic preservation projects at U.S.