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4.9.10: Thomas Crawford, George Washington Equestrian Monument

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    • Tyler Green and Dr. Steven Zucker, "Thomas Crawford, George Washington Equestrian Monument," in Smarthistory, July 29, 2022, accessed November 1, 2022, https://smarthistory.org/thomas-crawford-george-washington-equestrian-monument/.
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    Thomas Crawford, George Washington Equestrian Monument, cast 1857 in Munich, partly erected 1858 (Washington, Henry, Jefferson, and Mason), remaining figures completed by Randolph Rogers in 1869, bronze, granite, the equestrian bronze element is 21 feet high (State Capitol, Richmond, Virginia)


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