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POWERS, Hiram (b. 1805, Woodstock, Vermont, d. 1873, Firenze) |
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George Washington1838-44Marble, 79 x 58 x 36 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York | |
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Powers based this bust of George Washington (1732-1799) on the authoritative portrait the French sculptor Jean-Antoine Houdon had modeled from life during his visit to America in 1785. The dignified image of the first president became the most successful of Powers's portraits, with at least thirty-six life-size replicas carved. | |
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