Collection Highlights
The Course of Empire: Desolation
Date:
1836
Object Number:
1858.5
Medium:
Oil on canvas (relined)
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
George Washington (1732-1799)
Object Number:
1858.89
Date:
1858 (patented)
Medium:
Cast iron and bronze
Dimensions:
Overall: 38 1/2 x 29 3/4 x 4 in. ( 97.8 x 75.6 x 10.2 cm )
Marks:
signed: under PR shoulder: "A. W. Jones Sculp. N.Y."
inscribed: at base of frame: "Patented 1858"
Description:
Bas-relief portrait.
Credit Line:
Gift of the artist
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
