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The seated and sandal wearing Washington gazes sternly ahead. He is bare-chested and his right arm and hand gesture with upraised index finger toward Heaven. His left palm and forearm cradle a sheathed sword, hilt forward, symbolizing Washington turning over power to the people at the conclusion of the American Revolutionary War. The representation of Washington in Roman clothing is indicative of Neoclassical art.
The original Latin inscription, on the back of the statue reads:and translates as:  "Horatio Greenough made this image as a great example of freedom, which will not survive without freedom itself."
index finger Latin hilt right Neoclassical American Revolutionary War sword Horatio Greenough American Revolution