Congress commissioned greenough to create a statue of washington for display in the u.s [4] when the marble statue arrived in washington, d.c From italy on july 31, 1841 it immediately generated controversy and criticism on its installation in the rotunda in december 1841 A 19th century, plaster sculpture of george washington shows the nation’s father sitting on a wide stool, striking a regal pose His arm is partly raised Washington has a lot of statues and monuments put perhaps none has a backstory on par with horatio greenough's classical george washington.
Down came the curtains, and there sat george washington naked to the waist (see cut) Current opinion of the statue was best expressed by charles bullfinch, architect of the boston state house:
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