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Bronze Bust of George Washington
In 1785, famous French sculptor Jean Antoine Houdon visited George Washington at his Mount Vernon estate. Houdon made a plaster cast of the future president's features in preparation for a life-size statue. Houdon also used the cast for several busts. Other artists consulted Houdon's works for drawings, paintings, and sculptures, including this turn-of-the-nineteenth-century portrait. |