Proposed Colossal Statue of George Washington - 1845

Original title: Proposed Colossal Statue of George Washington for the City of New York. Text on print: Statue 75 feet high. Pedestal 55 feet high. Total 130 feet high. Designed by Tho^s. G. Crawford & F. Catherwood. On stone by G. Thomas. Printed by F. Michelin. Published by Bartlett & Welford, New York. Copyrighted F. Catherwood 1945. Source: Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Thomas Gibson Crawford (1814-1857) was a sculptor born in New York City best known for the Armed Freedom, a bronze statue atop the dome of the United States Capitol, and for the Washington Memorial in Richmond, Virginia.

Frederick Catherwood (1799 – 1854) was an English artist, architect and explorer, best known for his drawings of the ruins of the Maya civilization. He was elected into the National Academy of Design as an Honorary member.

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The bronze equestrian statue of Washington at Union Square was the monument that eventually was erected in New York City in 1856.

Proposed Colossal Statue of George Washington - 1845