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George Washington
James Wilson Alexander MacDonald1889
The Abraham Lincoln Foundation of The Union League of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, United States
Bust of President George Washington (1732-1799), Commander-in-Chief to the Continental Army during the American Revolution and 1st President of the United States. The bust was sculpted after the sculptor Jean-Antoine Houdon’s bust of the President in terracotta, created from life. Houdon's bust is now located at Mt. Vernon. This reproduction was created in 1889. On the reverse, there is an inscription verifying the authenticity of this bronze sculpture as a "perfect reproduction" of Houdon's original work.
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Details
- Title: George Washington
- Creator: James Wilson Alexander MacDonald
- Date Created: 1889
- Physical Dimensions: Height- 25 inches, Width- 13.5 inches, Depth- 11 inches
- Provenance: In 1989, this sculpture was in the possession of Belle A. MacDonald. Since then, it came to the possession of the Union League, but the details are unclear. The Union League of Philadelphia is a patriotic society founded in 1862 to support Abraham Lincoln and the Union during the American Civil War.
- Type: Sculpture
- Rights: The Abraham Lincoln Foundation of the Union League of Philadelphia. For questions regarding usage please contact archives@unionleague.org.
- Medium: Bronze
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