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Life Mask of George Washington

Life Mask of George Washington

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