George Washington is a life-size marble statue of George Washington by the English sculptor Sir Francis Chantrey created in 1826 and dedicated in November 1827. It depicts Washington as a Roman Senator and is in Doric Hall of the Massachusetts State House in Boston, Massachusetts.[1][2][3]
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References
- ^ Johnston, Elizabeth Bryant (1882). "Sir Francis Chantrey". Original Portraits of Washington, including Statues, Monuments and Medals. p. 174. OCLC 3303313.
- ^ "An Online Tour of the Massachusetts State House: Doric Hall". Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
The 1826 marble statue of George Washington by Sir Francis Chantrey was the first to be placed in the State House.
- ^ "Washington as a Roman Senator, 1826".
Unveiled in Doric Hall of the Massachusetts State House in November 1827, it was the first sculpture to be placed in the then new State House and the first full-sized marble statue in New England.
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Media related to Statue of George Washington by Francis Chantrey at Wikimedia Commons- "Chantrey's Washington". Harper's Weekly. V (217): 113–114. February 23, 1861.
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