![GEORGE WASHINGTON, 1877
Cast iron relief in gilt frame
Signed: From Houdon's bust / By / C. Calverley Sc. 1877 (on shoulder)
Inscribed: From Houdon's Bust. / By / C. Calverley Sc.1877 (on shoulder) Copyright 1877 by W.S. Barlow NY C. Calverley Sc. The bust from which I modelled this medallion has carved upon it the following inscription / ["]This bust is from the living face of Washington by Houdon Oct 1785. Permission was granted to Clark Mills in 1849 by Col Washington at Mount Vernon to take a copy of the original Bust in Bronze. Clark Mills Sc.["]
21 x 17 inches;
25 x 20 1/2 inches framed](http://i1.exhibit-e.com/crosenkranz/580b3249.jpg)
Charles Calverley
(American 1833-1914)GEORGE WASHINGTON, 1877
Cast iron relief in gilt frame
Signed: From Houdon's bust / By / C. Calverley Sc. 1877 (on shoulder)
Inscribed: From Houdon's Bust. / By / C. Calverley Sc.1877 (on shoulder) Copyright 1877 by W.S. Barlow NY C. Calverley Sc. The bust from which I modelled this medallion has carved upon it the following inscription / ["]This bust is from the living face of Washington by Houdon Oct 1785. Permission was granted to Clark Mills in 1849 by Col Washington at Mount Vernon to take a copy of the original Bust in Bronze. Clark Mills Sc.["]
21 x 17 inches;
25 x 20 1/2 inches framed
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