Jean-Antoine Houdon’s sculpture of George Washington was installed in Virginia’s Capitol rotunda ... me access to the cupola atop the state Capitol’s dome. One of the two made a point ...

Neither the nose nor the keenness escaped Sculptor Jean Antoine Houdon (1740-1828), whose proud, grim marble bust is generally conceded to be the best, most expressive Washington likeness.

The bronze statue of George Washington, by French sculptor Jean-Antoine Houdon, is pictured in the Capitol Rotunda on Tuesday as tourists take photos. The post Capitol Lens | George Watch-ington ...