George Washington (1732-1799)
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Dimensionsh: Mått 63,5 cm
Inventory numberNMSk 1115
AcqusitionGift 1918 Chamberlain Hjalmar Linder through Nationalmusei Vänner
Other titlesTitle (sv): George Washington (1732-99) Title (en): George Washington (1732-1799) Label (sv): George Washington, American General and President Label (en): George Washington, amerikansk general och president
DescriptionDescription: Houdon travelled with Benjamin Franklin to Philadelphia in the summer of 1785. The sculptor later met General George Washington at his Mount Vernon residence. A plaster cast was made of the general’s face, and several face measurements taken. Houdon also made a terracotta. The artist returned to Paris later the same year, where he completed the full-length likeness as well as several marble busts - the museum’s heroically naked Washington is one.
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