Mount Vernon Bookshop DVD's, CD's and Videos Gifts & Reproductions Furniture & Home Décor Children's Corner In the Garden Christmas at Mount Vernon Gourmet Gifts New! New! New! Sale! Sale! Sale! Teaching Resources Membership Donate Home   Gifts & Reproductions / In His Likeness - Busts & Portraits Houdon Bust of George Washington, 12" White Images of George Washington abound but the most faithful likeness remains a terra cotta bust created by Jean Antoine Houdon. The French sculptor visited Mount Vernon in October 1785 to carefully observe Washington's movements and expressions, even making a plaster "life mask" of Washington’s face to accurately preserve every detail. Washington was then 53 years old. When completed, Houdon gave the bust to Washington and it has remained at Mount Vernon for over two centuries. The heavily weighted black base measures 5" x 6 1/2". The overall height of the bust is 12". Item #: 3085 Price: $49.95 Qty: 2000 George Washington Houdon Bust Ornament Houdon Bust of George Washington, 12" Bronze

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