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George Washington

National Portrait Gallery

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Attribution
Massimiliano Ravenna
Copy after
Giuseppe Ceracchi, 4 Jul 1751 - 31 Jan 1801
Sitter
George Washington, 22 Feb 1732 - 14 Dec 1799
Exhibition Label
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 the portrait for sale in the United States.
Provenance
(Peter Hill); purchased NPG 1970
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
c. 1819 copy after 1792 original
Object number
NPG.70.4
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Type
Sculpture
Medium
Marble
Dimensions
69.5cm (27 3/8"), Accurate
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Topic
George Washington: Male
George Washington: Military\Army\Officer\Revolution
George Washington: Politics and Government\Statesman\Colonial Statesman
George Washington: Natural Resources\Agriculturist\Farmer
George Washington: Military\Army\Officer\General
George Washington: Politics and Government\President of US
George Washington: Science and Technology\Engineer\Surveyor
George Washington: Congressional Gold Medal
Portrait
Record ID
npg_NPG.70.4
Usage of Metadata (Object Detail Text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm43e89fb17-0780-4ad8-9788-99f30ce5d515

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