Alexander Hamilton (Ceracchi)
Alexander Hamilton is a marble bust portrait of American Founding Father Alexander Hamilton, done in the style of a Roman Senator, by the Italian sculptor Giuseppe Ceracchi. Ceracchi also created many replicas, in both marble and plaster. The bust was later used as a model for several notable sculptures, paintings, and other works featuring Hamilton.
Ceracchi's original bust of Hamilton, Alexander Hamilton, on display at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville, Arkansas
Portrait developed from the bust in 1806 by John Trumbull
30-cent stamp featuring the bust, issued by the United States Postal Service in 1870
A statue developed from the bust by Carl Conrads, now located in Central Park in New York City
Giuseppe Ceracchi, also known as Giuseppe Cirachi, was an Italian sculptor active in a Neoclassic style. He worked in Italy, England, and in the United States following the nation's emergence following the American Revolutionary War.
A 1792 portrait of Ceracchi by John Trumbull
A wedgwood jasperware portrait plaque of Joseph Priestley
Ceracchi's bust of Founding Father John Jay on display in the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C.
Ceracchi's 1795 marble bust of George Washington on display at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City
