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Thomas Crawford|Frederick Catherwood|G. Thomas|Francis Michelin|Bartlett & Welford

Proposed Colossal Statue of George Washington for the City of New York

1845
Lithograph with tint stone
41.3 × 34 cm (16.3 × 13.4 in)

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