The sculpture is a bust of a man from the chest up. His hair is slightly wavy and pulled back from his face. He has high cheekbones, deep-set eyes, a straight nose, and thin lips in a neutral expression. He wears a pleated tunic or shirt with a shawl or cloth draped over one shoulder and a wide strap over the other shoulder. The material of the sculpture is off-white, with some areas of light gray. The bust is mounted on a simple, rounded pedestal.”

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George Washington

sculptor Jean-Antoine Houdon (French, 1741 - 1828)

1786/1793

Medium: plaster
Classification: Sculpture
Dimensions: overall: 52.6 x 31.5 x 26.3 cm (20 11/16 x 12 3/8 x 10 3/8 in.)
Culture: French
Museum: National Gallery of Art, CSD
Credit line: Gift of Robert L. McNeil, Jr., in Honor of the 50th Anniversary of the National Gallery of Art
Rights: Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it: Tweens profiles and older: its subjects are known and suit older children. How works are placed

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