George Washington is a statue by the French sculptor Jean-Antoine Houdon from the late 18th century. Based on a life mask and other measurements of Founding Father and first American president George
The original sculpture in Richmond, Virginia
During the design process, Houdon produced this plaster bust of Washington in 1786. He later revised it before making the final statue. (National Portrait Gallery)
George Washington cast by Hubard, at the Virginia Military Institute
At the North Carolina State Capitol
The United States Capitol building features a central rotunda below the Capitol dome. Built between 1818 and 1824, the rotunda has been described as the Capitol's "symbolic and physical heart".
The U.S. Capitol rotunda viewed from behind a copy of the Statue of George Washington in 2005
The Capitol dome topped by the Statue of Freedom
Frieze of American History, by Constantino Brumidi, in the Capitol rotunda
Many large paintings are exhibited in the rotunda