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Houdon, Jean Antoine,
Gorham Manufacturing Company,
Portrait male -- Washington, George
Occupation -- Political
Occupation -- Military
Dress -- Uniform
Object -- Weapon
Allegory -- Place
Outdoor Sculpture -- Virginia -- Charlottesville
Sculpture
George Washington, (sculpture).
Artist:
Houdon, Jean Antoine, 1741-1828, sculptor.
Gorham Manufacturing Company, founder.
Title:
George Washington, (sculpture).
Dates:
1788. Dedicated 1913.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Figure: bronze; Base: stone.
Dimensions:
Figure: approx. 66 x 33 x 27 in.; Base: approx. 46 1/2 x 49 x 42 in.
Inscription:
Gorham Company, Founders (On proper right side of plinth:) par Houdon, Citoyen Francois, 1788 (On front of plinth, incised:) GEORGE WASHINGTON signed Founder's mark appears.
Description:
"Washington stands erect, head uncovered, cane in proper right hand; his proper left arm rests upon a bundle of 13 fasces -- symbolic of the 13 colonies -- upon which he has already hung his sword; behind the figure, and leaning against the fasces, is a plowshare. His clothing represents the boots and regimentals of his Revolutionary Army."
Subject:
Portrait male -- Washington, George -- Full length
Occupation -- Political -- President
Occupation -- Military -- General
Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform
Object -- Weapon -- Sword
Allegory -- Place -- America
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Virginia -- Charlottesville
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by University of Virginia, Department of Facilities Management, 575 Alderman Road, Charlottesville, Virginia 22903
Located University of Virginia, East Lawn, South of Pavilion X, Charlottesville, Virginia
Remarks:
Gift of Mr. John Thomas Lupton. Cost: $2,000. This sculpture is a bronze cast of the life-size marble portrait of George Washington made by Jean Antoine Houdon for the Virginia capitol in Richmond. IAS files contain transcription of article from University of Virginia Alumni Bulletin 6 (1913) which mentions donor.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Virginia survey, 1994.
University of Virginia Alumni Bulletin 6 (1913): pg. 200.
Illustration:
Image on file.
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 VA000021
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