City University of New York City College of New York Convent Avenue at 138th Street New York New York 10031
Date:
Original 1788. Copy ca. 1930
Notes:
City College of New York, 2005.
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Summary:
Standing portrait of George Washington dressed in his military uniform. His proper right hand rests on a cane (now missing). His proper left hand rests on top of his cloak which is thrown over a fasces, the Roman symbol of power and authority. A ploughshare, the symbol of peaceful arts, rests against the fasces.
