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sculpted while in italy, copied from the earlier plaster portrait bust he sculpted from life late , early . [ ] description[ edit ] ceracchi portrayed washington in the style of a roman emperor, with short wavy hair, wearing a toga , which is pinned by a rosette brooch. [ ] [ ] inscription[ edit ] the original
collection of the corcoran gallery of art in washington, d.c. in , it was purchased by john lambert cadwalader . after his death in , it was bequeathed to the metropolitan museum of art , where it is now displayed in the american wing. [ ] in , thomas appleton, an american consul in italy, acquired the original...
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