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Exhibitions | Past The Great Experiment George Washington and the American Republic September 16, 1999 through January 9, 2000 Life Mask | Declaration | "Bloody Massacre" Autograph survey | Letter to Henry Knox | "Terrible Fire" Use controls to see more images. « Previous | Next » Enlargement options: Left (36K) Right (58K) Profile (34K) Front (42K)   Jean-Antoine Houdon (1741–1828) Life Mask of George Washington (1732–1799) Plaster, taken at Mount Vernon, October 1785 Height: 12 1/2 inches (from chin to top of head) The Pierpont Morgan Library, Purchased by Pierpont Morgan View list of works in this exhibition View thumbnails

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