Founding Father George Washington
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This heroic sculpture depicts George Washington as a Roman emperor, a popular European tradition for representing political and military leaders. The portrait is based on a likeness modeled in Philadelphia in 1791 or 1792 by Italian sculptor Giuseppe Ceracchi, who came to the United States seeking the commission for a congressional monument to Washington (which was never made). A plaster cast of his life portrait of Washington was acquired in 1809 by Thomas Appleton, American consul in Livorno (Leghorn), Italy. A decade later, Italian sculptor Massimiliano Ravenna made several marble copies of
Model details
| Creator | Smithsonian |
|---|---|
| Category | Artifacts |
| Formats | USDZ |
| Animated | No |
| Updated | 2024-09-10 |
| Licence | CC0 |
Licence and attribution
“Founding Father George Washington” by Smithsonian is published under CC0.
