Existing comment:
George Washington
Jean-Antoine Houdon, 1788
Bronze casting by Ferdinand Barbedienne, Paris, ca. 1860
Height of bust -- 23 inches
Inscriptions --
-- Left shoulder at truncation: "houdon f 1788"
-- Right shoulder at truncation: "F. Barbedienne, Foundeur."
-- Bottom interior of round base: "Washington, grandeur, original." |