Statue of George Washington (Massachusetts State House)

George Washington
George Washington by Sir Francis Chantrey
Artist	Francis Chantrey
Year	1826
Medium	Marble
Dimensions	2.2 m(7.3 ft)
Location	Massachusetts State House, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Coordinates	42°21′32″N71°3′50″W / 42.35889°N 71.06389°W / 42.35889; -71.06389 (Statue of George Washington)

George Washington is a life-size marble statue of George Washington by the English sculptor Sir Francis Chantrey created in 1826 and dedicated in November 1827. It depicts Washington as a Roman Senator and is in Doric Hall of the Massachusetts State House in Boston, Massachusetts. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

See also

• 1826 in art
• List of memorials to George Washington
• List of statues of George Washington

References

1. Johnston, Elizabeth Bryant (1882). "Sir Francis Chantrey". Original Portraits of Washington, including Statues, Monuments and Medals. p. 174. OCLC   3303313.
2. "An Online Tour of the Massachusetts State House: Doric Hall". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The 1826 marble statue of George Washington by Sir Francis Chantrey was the first to be placed in the State House.
3. "Washington as a Roman Senator, 1826". Unveiled in Doric Hall of the Massachusetts State House in November 1827, it was the first sculpture to be placed in the then new State House and the first full-sized marble statue in New England.

External links

• Media related to Statue of George Washington by Francis Chantrey at Wikimedia Commons
• "Chantrey's Washington". Harper's Weekly . V (217): 113–114. February 23, 1861.