Dean Mosher has been praised for his unparalleled accuracy in his work and historically correct paintings. One example of his attention to detail in a large historical painting was evidenced in the unveiling of his battle portrait of Commodore Thomas Macdonough at the City Hall in Plattsburgh, New York in 2002. The work on this painting actually began in 1999; Mr. Mosher traveled to Plattsburgh several times to do research, assembled a team of the finest scholars, historians, and technical experts to painstakingly reconstruct the battle. This involved over 5,000 square feet of scale models of the bay (as it appeared in 1814) as well as a second area for the pivotal final sequences of the action. The map created from this effort has been used by the Naval Historical Foundation as the definitive overview of the battle. Mr. Mosher also created over 50 models of the vessels involved (at two different scales) to fully understand the initial approach and engagement to more accurately replicate the precise movements and placements on that historic day.