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"Washington" by Houdon. Original in State-house at Richmond, Virginia

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"Washington" by Houdon. Original in State-house at Richmond, Virginia

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Photograph of plaster copy of a statue by William Hubard after an original by Jean-Antoine Houdon showing George Washington standing, dressed in his Revolutionary War uniform, holding a walking cane in one hand, resting his other hand on a fasces representing civil authority; statue was formerly located in the rotunda of the U.S. Capitol but was moved to the Smithsonian American Art Museum in 1950.
In album: Benjamin Brown French "Photographs," p. 119.

Reference copy in LOT 12251, v. 1.
Original in PR 12 LOT 12251.

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01/01/1859
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Houdon, Jean Antoine, 1741-1828, sculptor
Hubard, William James, 1807-1862, sculptor
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Library of Congress
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