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Rediscovering an American Icon: Houdon's Washington | The Colonial Williamsburg Official History & Citizenship Site
The story behind George Washington sculpture in Raleigh by Antonio Canova is told in a new book, which brings new elegance to the familiar statue and detail to its short, wild history.
![The ''Enthroned Washington'', is a large marble statue of George Washington made by Horatio Greenough who based it on Phidias' great statue of Zeus Olympios. Completed in 1840, the statue is on The ''Enthroned Washington'', is a large marble statue of George Washington made by Horatio Greenough who based it on Phidias' great statue of Zeus Olympios. Completed in 1840, the statue is on](https://i.redd.it/t5een4da9nh41.jpg)
The ''Enthroned Washington'', is a large marble statue of George Washington made by Horatio Greenough who based it on Phidias' great statue of Zeus Olympios. Completed in 1840, the statue is on
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Washington as a Roman Senator, 1826. [Sir Francis Chantrey George Washington Terracotta Pedestrian Statue]. - Raptis Rare Books | Fine Rare and Antiquarian First Edition Books for Sale
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