Washington Resigning His Commission, statue model

A dark bronze-toned statue of a standing man in a military-style coat, breeches and riding boots, his cloak swept back over one arm and a rolled document held in the other hand. The figure stands on a dark red veined marble pedestal against a plain grey background, shown in frontal view.

Artist

Ferdinand Pettrich

Date

ca. 1841

Medium

painted plaster

Source

Smithsonian (Smithsonian American Art Museum)

Size

2250 × 3000 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, Smithsonian American Art Museum