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    		• Hubard, William James,
     
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    		• Houdon, Jean Antoine,
     
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    		• W. J. Hubard Foundry,
     
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    		• Portrait male -- Washington, George
     
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    		• Occupation -- Political
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- Virginia -- Lexington
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    George Washington, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Hubard, William James, 1807-1862, sculptor.
    Houdon, Jean Antoine, 1741-1828, sculptor. (copy after)
    W. J. Hubard Foundry, founder.
    Title: 
    George Washington, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    Modeled Feb. 23, 1856. Cast 1856. Dedicated July 3, 1856. Rededicated Sept. 10, 1866.
    Medium: 
    Figure: bronze; Base: granite.
    Dimensions: 
    Sculpture: approx. H. 6 ft.; Base: approx. H. 4 ft. W. 4 ft.
    Inscription: 
    (Proper right side of plinth:) Fecit par Houdon citoyen francais, 1788./W. J. Hubard's Foundry, Richmond, Va., 1856 (Front of plinth:) GEORGE WASHINGTON (Bronze plaque on front of base explains Houdon's and Hubard's connections with the piece) signed Founder's mark appears.
    Description: 
    Standing figure of George Washington wearing military uniform of the Revolutionary War period. His head is uncovered, his proper right hand rests on his unsheathed sword, and his proper left arm holds a cape that is draped over fasces and the sheath of his sword.
    Subject: 
    Portrait male -- Washington, George -- Full length
    Occupation -- Political -- President
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- Virginia -- Lexington
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Administered by Virginia Military Institute, Virginia Military Institute Museum, Lexington, Virginia 24450
    Located Virginia Military Institute, In front of Washington Arch of Barracks, Parade Grounds, Lexington, Virginia 24450
    Provenance: 
    Formerly located Wheeling, West Virginia June 1864-1866.
    Formerly located Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Virginia 1856-June 1864.
    Remarks: 
    Cast of Houdon's original marble figure which stands at the Virginia State Capitol. Hubard's bronze cast of the figure was originally erected at the Virginia Military Institute (VMI) in Lexington, Virginia. Union troops who had occupied Lexington in June 1864 took the bronze figure with them to Wheeling, West Virginia. The figure was returned to VMI in 1866, and rededicated Sept. 10, 1866, with Gov. Pierpont and Robert E. Lee in attendance.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, Virginia survey, 1995.
    Virginia Military Institute, 1992.
    "American Sculpture in Lexington: Selected Examples from Public Collections," Lexington, VA: Washington and Lee University, 1977.
    Illustration: 
    "American Sculpture in Lexington: Selected Examples from Public Collections," Lexington, VA: Washington and Lee University, 1977, pg. 8.
    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 55140005
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