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George Washington with His Hatchet

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Artist

Pasquale Romanelli (1812–1887)

Date

1868

Medium

Marble

Dimensions

43 in. (109.2 cm)

Description

life-size, full-length statue of young boy, c. 8 years old; colonial garb, jacket, loose shirt, knee britches, shoes & knee socks; standing contrapposto; hold axe in right hand at side; axe head resting on ground; right hand at chest; base covered with vegetation, tree trunk, bunch of cherries

Credit Line

Athenæum purchase, 2006

Object Number

UH217