Canova's Statue of Washington. [engraving]

Canova's Statue of Washington. [engraving]

1833

1 print ; on sheet 21 x 14 cm.

P&E L2004D11m

Statue of Washington, commissioned by Gov. William Miller for the State of North Carolina and placed at the state house in Raleigh in 1824. It was distroyed in a fire on June 12, 1831. It depicts Washington, seated on a chair to the right, as a Roman lawgiver, in a Roman "toga", engraving laws on a huge stone slab held in his left hand and resting on his left knee with a stylus raised in his right hand. Washington's likeness is based on a life study of Canova's friend, Giuseppe Ceracchi and does not resemble Washington. Shaded background. Line. Sculpture and title are shown in separate rectangles with single line border 1/16, and both enclosed in a double line border 2/16. Name of the engraver and the magazine title appear below all borders.
A second copy, on same size sheet, is only the line engraving of the statue with no background or borders but with the printed title, but without author or publication.
Gift of H. Russell Drowne, Jr.

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