Horatio GreenoughAmerican, 1805–1852George Washington
Can I see it?
Yes, on view now
Where is “George Washington” now? Smithsonian American Art Museum, NMAH, Smithsonian National Museum of American History, interior, second floor, west side, on view, Washington, D.C. Yes, on view now. Checked September 25, 2026.
Washington, D.C., United States
RoomNMAH, Smithsonian National Museum of American History, interior, second floor, west side, on view
Open now· until 7:00 PM
On public display.
- Checked
- In this state since
- Source
- The museum
About the sculpture
George Washington, also known as Enthroned Washington, is a large marble sculpture by Horatio Greenough commissioned by the United States Congress on July 14, 1832 for the centennial of U.S. President George Washington's birth on February 22, 1732. Completed in 1840, the statue was soon exhibited in the Rotunda of the United States Capitol and then moved to the Capitol's east lawn in 1843. Since 1964, it has been in the National Museum of American History.
Horatio Greenough based Enthroned Washington on Phidias' Statue of Zeus at Olympia, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World which was destroyed in Late Antiquity.
Details
- Accession number
- 1910.10.3
What it shows
In the catalog
Sources
- Smithsonian American Art Museum
- Image: Smithsonian American Art Museum — CC0
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