Artist/Maker
Unidentified artist
After
William Rush
(1756 - 1833)
Depicted
George Washington
(American, 1732 – 1799)
George Washington (1732–1799)
ca. 1817
Painted plaster
Overall: 28 1/2 x 19 1/4 x 13 1/2 in. ( 72.4 x 48.9 x 34.3 cm )
Gift of Mr. Henry C. Roberts
1941.1117
William Rush exhibited his portrait bust of Washington at the annual show of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in 1817. The Society's replica was taken from that terracotta original which is now owned by the Valley Forge Museum of American History. It is not known whether the Society's replica was produced by Rush himself.
DescriptionGenre figure. Cream painted and overpainted plaster.MarkingsInscribed on back of proper left shoulder: "Shaw & Co" (?)
ClassificationsSCULPTURE
Whole/Part
