Abstract
This statue of George Washington stands in the rotunda of the Virginia State Capitol Commissioned in 1784 and executed from life by Jean Antoine Houdon, the lifesize statue represents the first President as human rather than as a godlike figure. Washington personified the ideal of unselfish and dedicated public service. Photo courtesy of Charles Goodsell, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.
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