Statue of George Washington (Richmond, Virginia)

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The Statue of George Washington in Richmond, Virginia is a celebrated neoclassical marble sculpture of the first U.S. president, created in the 1780s and housed in the Virginia State Capitol.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf marble sculpture
neoclassical sculpture
public artwork
statue
artworkType full-length standing figure
category Marble sculptures in Virginia
Monuments and memorials to George Washington in the United States
Neoclassical sculptures in the United States
Outdoor sculptures in Richmond, Virginia
country United States of America
surface form: United States
dedicatedTo George Washington
depicts George Washington
genre neoclassicism
hasPart pedestal
sculpted figure
heritageDesignation historic artwork
inception 1780s
isPartOf art collection of the Commonwealth of Virginia
interior decoration of the Virginia State Capitol
locatedInBuilding Virginia State Capitol
surface form: Virginia State Capitol rotunda
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Richmond
surface form: Richmond, Virginia

Virginia
locatedInTimeZone Eastern Time Zone
location Virginia State Capitol
materialUsed marble
purpose commemoration of George Washington
symbol of Virginia and U.S. leadership
significantEvent American Revolution (commemoration)
surface form: American Revolutionary War (as subject of commemoration)
subjectHasRole George Washington
surface form: George Washington – Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army

George Washington
surface form: George Washington – first President of the United States

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Jean-Antoine Houdon notableWork Statue of George Washington (Richmond, Virginia)
Houdon notableWork Statue of George Washington (Richmond, Virginia)
subject surface form: Jean-Antoine Houdon
this entity surface form: statue of George Washington (Richmond, Virginia)