Proposed Colossal Statue of George Washington for the City of New York

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Proposed Colossal Statue of George Washington for the City of New York

Thomas Crawford | Frederick Catherwood | G. Thomas | Francis Michelin | Bartlett & Welford

1845

Medium

Lithograph with tint stone

About Thomas Crawford

1814–1857 • United States

One the strongest American exponents of Neoclassicism, he is known for his equestrian 'George Washington' in Richmond, Virginia and the 'Armed Liberty' on top of the Capitol dome in Washington, D.C.

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