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Head of George Washington

model 1785, cast 1849/1859

Clark Mills

Sculptor, American, 1815 - 1883

Jean-Antoine Houdon

Sculptor, French, 1741 - 1828

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Artwork overview

Medium

plaster
Credit Line

Corcoran Collection (Gift of James D. Smith)
Dimensions

overall: 36.83 × 26.67 × 22.86 cm (14 1/2 × 10 1/2 × 9 in.)
Accession

2014.136.232

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

James D. Smith; gift 1904 to the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington; acquired 2014 by the National Gallery of Art.

Associated Names

Wikidata ID

Q63863849

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