George Washington
1786/1793
Sculptor, French, 1741 - 1828
Artwork overview
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Medium
plaster
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Credit Line
Gift of Robert L. McNeil, Jr., in Honor of the 50th Anniversary of the National Gallery of Art
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Dimensions
overall: 52.6 x 31.5 x 26.3 cm (20 11/16 x 12 3/8 x 10 3/8 in.)
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Accession
1991.199.1
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
J.M. Bouvier Collection, Paris;[1] (Newhouse Galleries, New York); Robert L. McNeil, Jr. [1915-2010], Wyndmoor, Pennsylvania; (sale, Sotheby's, New York, 24 May 1989, no. 16, bought in); Robert L. McNeil, Jr. [1915-2010], Wyndmoor, Pennsylvania; gift 1991 to NGA.
[1] A letter written by H.Harvard Arnason, in NGA curatorial files, states that the work was in the Bouvier collection for at least 2 generations.
Associated Names
Exhibition History
1995
Temple of Liberty: Building the Capitol for a New Nation, The Library of Congress, Washington, D.C., 1995, no. 26, fig. 12.
Bibliography
1992
Gibson, Eric. "Sculptures Climax the National Gallery's 50th." Washington Times (February 2, 1992).
1997
Clark, H. Nichols B., A Marble Quarry, The James H. Ricau Collection of Sculpture at the Chrysler Museum of Art, 1997, no. 67, p. 155, repro.
Inscriptions
applied red wax seal on back: ACADEM. ROYALE DE PEINTURE ET SCULPT. HOUDON SC.
Wikidata ID
Q63860899