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George Washington, (sculpture). Artist:  Greenough, Horatio, 1805-1852, sculptor. Title:  George Washington, (sculpture). Dates:  Commissioned 1832. Completed 1840. Installed 1841. Medium:  White marble. Dimensions:  H. 11 ft. 4 in. W. 5 ft. 3 1/2 in.; Base: H. 3 ft. 8 in. W. 6 ft. 10 1/2 in. Inscription:  (On back of chair:) SIMULACRUM ISTUD/AD MAGNUM LIBERTATIS EXAMPLUM/...HORATUS GREENOUGH/FACIEBAT (On front of pedestal, added in 1941:) WASHINGTON BY H. GREENOUGH 1840 signed Description:  Seated figure of George Washington dressed in a classical robe and sandals with his right arm held up in the air and holding a sheathed sword in his left hand. He is nude from waist up. Subject:  Portrait male -- Washington, George -- Full length Occupation -- Political -- President Dress -- Historic -- Classical Dress Object -- Weapon -- Sword Object Type:  Sculpture Owner:  On loan to Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of American History, 14th Street & Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, District of Columbia 20560 Lent by Smithsonian American Art Museum, 8th & G Streets, N.W., Washington, District of Columbia 20560 Accession Number: 1910.10.3 Provenance:  Formerly located United States Capitol, Rotunda, Washington, District of Columbia 1841. Formerly located United States Capitol, On East Capitol Street grounds, Washington, District of Columbia 1844-1908. Formerly located Grounds at east front of United States Capitol, Washington, District of Columbia Remarks:  The sculpture was authorized by Congress on July 14, 1832 and completed in 1840. It arrived from Italy on July 31, 1841 and was installed in the Capitol Rotunda in Dec. 1841. Because of weight and lighting concerns (it was difficult to see in the dimly lit interior), the statue was moved outdoors shortly after its installation; and on May 22, 1908, a joint resolution from Congress authorized its transfer to the Smithsonian Institution. References:  Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985. "Compilation of Works of Art and Other Objects in the United States Capitol," the Architect of the Capitol, 1965. National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, DC5003, 1989. National Museum of American Art, 1990. Smithsonian American Art Museum, 2006. Monumental News, March, 1908, pg. 285. Dupre, Judith, "Monuments: America's History in Art and Memory," New York, NY: Random House, Inc., 2007, pg. 52. Illustration:  "Compilation of Works of Art and Other Objects in the United States Capitol," the Architect of the Capitol, 1965, pg. 394. Sunday Star (Washington, DC), Dec. 15, 1963. Dupre, Judith, "Monuments: America's History in Art and Memory," New York, NY: Random House, Inc., 2007, pg. 52. Note:  The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide. Repository:  Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012 Control Number:  IAS 77002738   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 77002738 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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