Artist/Maker
Daniel Bowen
(1760 - 1856)
Afterafter
Patience Lovell Wright
(1725–1786)
Depicted
George Washington
(American, 1732 – 1799)
George Washington (1732–1799)
ca. 1794
Place madePhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North America
Wood, wax, glass, gilding, and paint
Overall: 8 × 5 in. (20.3 × 12.7 cm)
Bequest of Mr. Charles Allen Munn
1924.37
Bowen made two wax relief profiles of Washington that were based on two similar wax profiles by Mrs. Patience Wright. The New-York Historical Society's portrait is known as the "Munn medallion."
DescriptionBas-relief portraitMarkingsPaper label with sale catalogue picture and description: "Philadelphia, Dec. 1898" with Patience Wright attribution
ClassificationsSCULPTURE
