during his two american visits he executed heroic portrait busts of leaders of the american revolution, including benjamin franklin (pennsylvania academy of fine arts), john jay (supreme court, washington dc), thomas jefferson (monticello), george washington with a roman haircut and a toga (metropolitan museum of art, george clinton, again presented as a noble roman (twice, boston atheneum and new-york historical society), and alexander hamilton. most of his prominent subjects sat to him to encourage his art, but none could be found to pay for their busts after the fact. washington politely refused the gift of his roman bust.