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Artist:
Augustus Lenci, 1800 - 1900?  Search this
Copy after:
Jean-Antoine Houdon, 1741 - 1828  Search this
Sitter:
George Washington, 22 Feb 1732 - 14 Dec 1799  Search this
Medium:
Plaster
Dimensions:
31cm (12 3/16"), Accurate
Type:
Sculpture
Date:
c. 1785-1843
Provenance:
Mrs. William D. Chandler [1928-2000]; gift to NPG 1972
Topic:
Mask\Life mask  Search this
George Washington: Male  Search this
George Washington: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Revolutionary War  Search this
George Washington: Politics and Government\Statesman\Colonial statesman  Search this
George Washington: Natural Resource Occupations\Agriculturist\Farmer  Search this
George Washington: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\General  Search this
George Washington: Politics and Government\President of US  Search this
George Washington: Science and Technology\Surveyor  Search this
George Washington: Congressional Gold Medal  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Mrs. William D. Chandler
Object number:
NPG.72.37
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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National Portrait Gallery Collection
Location:
Currently not on view
Data Source:
National Portrait Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4ebb2286c-6ae7-4494-acc8-4af0a607aa91
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_NPG.72.37