Statue of Washington (by Greenough) / Munger sc. – Historic Reproduction
![Statue of Washington (by Greenough) / Munger sc., Published by W.H. & O.H. Morrison, [1866] — antique engraving](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/53/53512d9292ac-L.webp)
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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Step back in time with Statue of Washington (by Greenough) / Munger sc., an antique engraving rich in period detail. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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Statue of Washington (by Greenough) / Munger sc.
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Horatio Greenough's seated marble Washington, shown here, stood on the east grounds of the Capitol in the 1860s, and Congress had commissioned it decades earlier. Greenough carved the figure in Italy and based its enthroned pose on ancient images of Zeus, a classical choice that many Americans found strange for a national hero. This plate was published in Morrison's Stranger's Guide, a handbook for visitors that helped travelers in Washington seek out the city's monuments and public buildings. Its appearance in such a guide shows how central the statue had become to the capital's sights.
| Created / published | Published by W.H. & O.H. Morrison, [1866] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : engraving. |
| Genre | Engravings 1860-1870. |
| Notes | Published in Morrison's Stranger's Guide, 1866. |
| Subjects | Washington, George,--1732-1799--Statues--Washington (D.C.) Sculpture--1860-1870. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,000 × 1,253 px · prints to 3 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-194523 |
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