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title="Raleigh, North Carolina">Raleigh</a>, US</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;">Commissioned by</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/North_Carolina" title="North Carolina">North Carolina</a> <span class="penicon autoconfirmed-show"><span class="mw-valign-text-top" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q60676720?uselang=en#P88" title="Edit this on Wikidata"><img alt="Edit this on Wikidata" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/10px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/15px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/20px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="20" data-file-height="20" /></a></span></span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below"><div class="metadata" style="text-align: right;">[<a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q60676720" class="extiw" title="d:Q60676720">edit on Wikidata</a>]</div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><i><b>George Washington</b></i> was a life-size marble statue of <a href="/wiki/George_Washington" title="George Washington">George Washington</a>, done in the style of a <a href="/wiki/Roman_general" class="mw-redirect" title="Roman general">Roman general</a>, by the Venetian-Italian <a href="/wiki/Neoclassical_sculpture" class="mw-redirect" title="Neoclassical sculpture">Neoclassical sculptor</a> <a href="/wiki/Antonio_Canova" title="Antonio Canova">Antonio Canova</a>. Commissioned by the <a href="/wiki/State_of_North_Carolina" class="mw-redirect" title="State of North Carolina">State of North Carolina</a> in 1815, it was completed in 1820 and installed in the rotunda of the <a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_State_House" title="North Carolina State House">North Carolina State House</a> on December 24, 1821. The building and the statue were destroyed by fire on June 21, 1831. This work was the only one created by Canova for the United States.<sup id="cite_ref-gwunc_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-gwunc-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-frick_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-frick-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=George_Washington_(Canova)&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In December 1815, the House of Commons and the Senate of North Carolina unanimously resolved to commission a full-length statue of Washington. Governor <a href="/wiki/William_Miller_(North_Carolina_politician)" title="William Miller (North Carolina politician)">William Miller</a>, with the assistance and recommendation of <a href="/wiki/Thomas_Jefferson" title="Thomas Jefferson">Thomas Jefferson</a>, determined that Canova should be the sculptor and that <a href="/w/index.php?title=Thomas_Appleton_(diplomat)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Thomas Appleton (diplomat) (page does not exist)">Thomas Appleton</a>, American consul in <a href="/wiki/Livorno" title="Livorno">Livorno</a>, Italy, should handle the negotiations.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEConnor1910[httpsarchiveorgstreamcanovasstatueofw00connpage6mode2up_pp._6–7]_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEConnor1910[httpsarchiveorgstreamcanovasstatueofw00connpage6mode2up_pp._6–7]-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Washington had died in 1799, and Jefferson recommended that Canova use the <a href="/wiki/George_Washington_(Ceracchi)" title="George Washington (Ceracchi)">marble bust of Washington</a> by <a href="/wiki/Giuseppe_Ceracchi" title="Giuseppe Ceracchi">Giuseppe Ceracchi</a> as a model for the head; Appleton owned a plaster copy.<sup id="cite_ref-gwunc_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-gwunc-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Canova started work on the statue at his studio in Rome in 1817, completing several sketches and <a href="/wiki/Maquette" title="Maquette">maquettes</a> (also described as modellos or bozzettos). He finished the statue in 1820.<sup id="cite_ref-frick_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-frick-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Governor Miller had requested a <a href="/wiki/United_States_Navy" title="United States Navy">United States Navy</a> vessel to transport it from Italy. Commodore <a href="/wiki/William_Bainbridge" title="William Bainbridge">William Bainbridge</a>, commander of <a href="/wiki/USS_Columbus_(1819)" title="USS Columbus (1819)">USS <i>Columbus</i></a>, delivered it to Boston on July 22, 1821.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEConnor1910[httpsarchiveorgstreamcanovasstatueofw00connpage6mode2up_pp._6–7]_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEConnor1910[httpsarchiveorgstreamcanovasstatueofw00connpage6mode2up_pp._6–7]-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The statue ultimately arrived in <a href="/wiki/Raleigh,_North_Carolina" title="Raleigh, North Carolina">Raleigh, North Carolina</a>, on December 24 and was installed in the rotunda of the state house as part of an official ceremony, attended by Governor <a href="/wiki/Jesse_Franklin" title="Jesse Franklin">Jesse Franklin</a> and the legislature. Colonel <a href="/wiki/William_Polk_(colonel)" title="William Polk (colonel)">William Polk</a>, an officer in the <a href="/wiki/American_Revolutionary_War" title="American Revolutionary War">American Revolutionary War</a>, addressed the audience in the dedication speech, comparing Canova to <a href="/wiki/Michelangelo" title="Michelangelo">Michelangelo</a> and praising Washington.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEHaywood1902[httpsbooksgooglecombooksidt8Y5AAAAMAAJpgPA281_pp._281–2]_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEHaywood1902[httpsbooksgooglecombooksidt8Y5AAAAMAAJpgPA281_pp._281–2]-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Canova did not see the statue installed in North Carolina: he died in Venice in 1822. In March 1825, the <a href="/wiki/Marquis_de_Lafayette" class="mw-redirect" title="Marquis de Lafayette">Marquis de Lafayette</a> viewed the statue and was reported to state that "the likeness was so much better than he expected to see."<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Following the major fire of May 29, 1831, in <a href="/wiki/Fayetteville,_North_Carolina" title="Fayetteville, North Carolina">Fayetteville</a>, the state decided to protect the wooden roof of the state house with zinc sheets. On June 21, while working to fireproof the building, workers accidentally set the roof on fire while soldering nail heads to the zinc.<sup id="cite_ref-fires_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-fires-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The resulting destruction of both the state house and Canova's statue was described as an "Awful conflagration!" in <i><a href="/wiki/The_Raleigh_Register" class="mw-redirect" title="The Raleigh Register">The Raleigh Register</a></i> on June 23.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>A plaster replica was sent by the Italian government in 1910 and is on view at the <a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_Museum_of_History" title="North Carolina Museum of History">North Carolina Museum of History</a>. A marble copy was sculpted by <a href="/wiki/Romano_Vio" title="Romano Vio">Romano Vio</a> in 1970, and is displayed in the rotunda of the <a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_State_Capitol" title="North Carolina State Capitol">North Carolina State Capitol</a>, which was built in the same spot as the state house destroyed in 1831.<sup id="cite_ref-gwunc_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-gwunc-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Description">Description</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=George_Washington_(Canova)&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Description"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The statue was made of <a href="/wiki/Carrara_marble" title="Carrara marble">Carrara marble</a>. Washington is dressed <i>all'antica</i> in <a href="/wiki/Ancient_Roman_military_clothing" title="Ancient Roman military clothing">ancient Roman military armor</a> and shown seated holding a tablet in his left hand and a quill in his right hand; a modern <a href="/wiki/Cincinnatus" class="mw-redirect" title="Cincinnatus">Cincinnatus</a> drafting his farewell address to the nation.<sup id="cite_ref-gwunc_1-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-gwunc-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> At his feet are a sword and <a href="/wiki/Baton_(military)" title="Baton (military)">baton</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTESalomonBeltraminiGuderzo201855_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTESalomonBeltraminiGuderzo201855-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The following inscription was on the base:<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1157697682">.mw-parser-output .verse_translation .translated{padding-left:2em!important}@media only screen and (max-width:43.75em){.mw-parser-output .verse_translation.wrap_when_small td{display:block;padding-left:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .verse_translation.wrap_when_small .translated{padding-left:0.5em!important}}</style> </p> <table role="presentation" class="verse_translation" style="margin-left:1em !important"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td><div style="font-style:roman;text-align:left" lang="it" class="poem"> <p>Giorgio Washington<br /> Alla grande Nazione degli Stati Uniti di America<br /> – Antonio Canova </p> </div> </td> <td class="translated"><div style="font-style:roman;text-align:left" lang="" class="poem"> <p>George Washington<br /> To the Great Nation of the United States of America<br /> – Antonio Canova </p> </div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The statue was displayed on a separate pedestal made by Canova's student, <a href="/wiki/Raimondo_Trentanove" title="Raimondo Trentanove">Raimondo Trentanove</a>, son of <a href="/wiki/Antonio_Trentanove" title="Antonio Trentanove">Antonio Trentanove</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-frick2_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-frick2-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Trentanove carved four <a href="/wiki/Bas-relief" class="mw-redirect" title="Bas-relief">bas-reliefs</a> into the white marble of the pedestal, with each scene depicting an important aspect of Washington's life, as specified by Appleton. The front relief showed the surrender of British General <a href="/wiki/Charles_Cornwallis,_1st_Marquess_Cornwallis" title="Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis">Charles Cornwallis</a> at <a href="/wiki/Siege_of_Yorktown" title="Siege of Yorktown">Yorktown</a> with Washington in victory. The second scene showed his <a href="/wiki/George_Washington%27s_resignation_as_commander-in-chief" title="George Washington's resignation as commander-in-chief">resignation as commander-in-chief</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Continental_Army" title="Continental Army">Continental Army</a> to <a href="/wiki/Congress_of_the_Confederation" title="Congress of the Confederation">Congress</a>. The third one his <a href="/wiki/1788%E2%80%9389_United_States_presidential_election" title="1788–89 United States presidential election">election as President of the United States</a>. The last one showed him with a plow back at his farm at <a href="/wiki/Mount_Vernon" title="Mount Vernon">Mount Vernon</a>, like <a href="/wiki/Cincinnatus" class="mw-redirect" title="Cincinnatus">Cincinnatus</a> returning to private life.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTESalomonBeltraminiGuderzo201866_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTESalomonBeltraminiGuderzo201866-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEHaywood1902[httpsbooksgooglecombooksidt8Y5AAAAMAAJpgPA283_p._283]_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEHaywood1902[httpsbooksgooglecombooksidt8Y5AAAAMAAJpgPA283_p._283]-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Legacy">Legacy</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=George_Washington_(Canova)&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Legacy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>From May 23 through September 23, 2018, the <a href="/wiki/Frick_Collection" title="Frick Collection">Frick Collection</a> presented an exhibition, <i>Canova's George Washington</i>, that displayed several of the <a href="/wiki/Maquette" title="Maquette">maquettes</a> used to create the work, including a full-size plaster model, on loan from the <a href="/wiki/Museo_Canova" title="Museo Canova">Museo Canova</a> in <a href="/wiki/Possagno" title="Possagno">Possagno</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-frick_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-frick-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>  The exhibition then traveled to the Museo Canova, where it ran from November 10, 2018 until April 22, 2019.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Gallery">Gallery</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=George_Washington_(Canova)&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Gallery"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-nolines"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 245px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 240px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Antonio_Canova_Selfportrait_1792.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Canova, self-portrait, 1792"><img alt="Canova, self-portrait, 1792" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/Antonio_Canova_Selfportrait_1792.jpg/152px-Antonio_Canova_Selfportrait_1792.jpg" decoding="async" width="152" height="190" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/Antonio_Canova_Selfportrait_1792.jpg/228px-Antonio_Canova_Selfportrait_1792.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/Antonio_Canova_Selfportrait_1792.jpg/305px-Antonio_Canova_Selfportrait_1792.jpg 2x" data-file-width="788" data-file-height="983" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/Canova" class="mw-redirect" title="Canova">Canova</a>, self-portrait, 1792</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 245px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 240px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:George_Washington_by_Ceracchi_-_marble,_profile,_MMA.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Marble bust of Washington by Giuseppe Ceracchi, 1795"><img alt="Marble bust of Washington by Giuseppe Ceracchi, 1795" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/George_Washington_by_Ceracchi_-_marble%2C_profile%2C_MMA.jpg/190px-George_Washington_by_Ceracchi_-_marble%2C_profile%2C_MMA.jpg" decoding="async" width="190" height="190" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/George_Washington_by_Ceracchi_-_marble%2C_profile%2C_MMA.jpg/285px-George_Washington_by_Ceracchi_-_marble%2C_profile%2C_MMA.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/George_Washington_by_Ceracchi_-_marble%2C_profile%2C_MMA.jpg/380px-George_Washington_by_Ceracchi_-_marble%2C_profile%2C_MMA.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1054" data-file-height="1054" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/George_Washington_(Ceracchi)" title="George Washington (Ceracchi)">Marble bust of Washington</a> by <a href="/wiki/Giuseppe_Ceracchi" title="Giuseppe Ceracchi">Giuseppe Ceracchi</a>, 1795</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 245px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 240px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Canova%27s_Statue_of_General_George_Washington,_lithograph_by_Newsam.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Lithograph of original Statue and pedestal depicted in the rotunda of the North Carolina State House with bas-reliefs by R. Trentanove"><img alt="Lithograph of original Statue and pedestal depicted in the rotunda of the North Carolina State House with bas-reliefs by R. Trentanove" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Canova%27s_Statue_of_General_George_Washington%2C_lithograph_by_Newsam.jpg/137px-Canova%27s_Statue_of_General_George_Washington%2C_lithograph_by_Newsam.jpg" decoding="async" width="137" height="190" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Canova%27s_Statue_of_General_George_Washington%2C_lithograph_by_Newsam.jpg/205px-Canova%27s_Statue_of_General_George_Washington%2C_lithograph_by_Newsam.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Canova%27s_Statue_of_General_George_Washington%2C_lithograph_by_Newsam.jpg/274px-Canova%27s_Statue_of_General_George_Washington%2C_lithograph_by_Newsam.jpg 2x" data-file-width="844" data-file-height="1171" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Lithograph of original Statue and pedestal depicted in the rotunda of the <a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_State_House" title="North Carolina State House">North Carolina State House</a> with bas-reliefs by <a href="/wiki/Raimondo_Trentanove" title="Raimondo Trentanove">R. Trentanove</a></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 245px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 240px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Canova-Washington.JPG" class="mw-file-description" title="George Washington, plaster replica on display at the North Carolina Museum of History"><img alt="George Washington, plaster replica on display at the North Carolina Museum of History" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Canova-Washington.JPG/126px-Canova-Washington.JPG" decoding="async" width="126" height="190" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Canova-Washington.JPG/190px-Canova-Washington.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Canova-Washington.JPG/253px-Canova-Washington.JPG 2x" data-file-width="2304" data-file-height="3456" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><i>George Washington</i>, plaster replica on display at the <a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_Museum_of_History" title="North Carolina Museum of History">North Carolina Museum of History</a></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 245px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 240px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:George_Washington_by_Antonio_Canova_-_DSC05895.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="George Washington, copy by Romano Vio in the North Carolina State Capitol"><img alt="George Washington, copy by Romano Vio in the North Carolina State Capitol" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/George_Washington_by_Antonio_Canova_-_DSC05895.jpg/142px-George_Washington_by_Antonio_Canova_-_DSC05895.jpg" decoding="async" width="142" height="190" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/George_Washington_by_Antonio_Canova_-_DSC05895.jpg/214px-George_Washington_by_Antonio_Canova_-_DSC05895.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/George_Washington_by_Antonio_Canova_-_DSC05895.jpg/285px-George_Washington_by_Antonio_Canova_-_DSC05895.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3240" data-file-height="4320" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><i>George Washington</i>, copy by <a href="/wiki/Romano_Vio" title="Romano Vio">Romano Vio</a> in the <a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_State_Capitol" title="North Carolina State Capitol">North Carolina State Capitol</a></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 245px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 240px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Possagno,_Gipsoteca_Canoviana_2.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Plaster model at the Museo Canova"><img alt="Plaster model at the Museo Canova" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/Possagno%2C_Gipsoteca_Canoviana_2.jpg/240px-Possagno%2C_Gipsoteca_Canoviana_2.jpg" decoding="async" width="240" height="124" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/Possagno%2C_Gipsoteca_Canoviana_2.jpg/360px-Possagno%2C_Gipsoteca_Canoviana_2.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/Possagno%2C_Gipsoteca_Canoviana_2.jpg/480px-Possagno%2C_Gipsoteca_Canoviana_2.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2400" data-file-height="1235" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Plaster model at the <a href="/wiki/Museo_Canova" title="Museo Canova">Museo Canova</a></div> </li> </ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=George_Washington_(Canova)&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/George_Washington_(Greenough)" title="George Washington (Greenough)"><i>George Washington</i></a>, statue by <a href="/wiki/Horatio_Greenough" title="Horatio Greenough">Horatio Greenough</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Washington%27s_resignation_as_commander-in-chief" title="George Washington's resignation as commander-in-chief">George Washington's resignation as commander-in-chief</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=George_Washington_(Canova)&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output 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title="United States Secretary of State">Secretary of State</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Attorney_General" title="United States Attorney General">Attorney General</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Secretary_of_the_Treasury" title="United States Secretary of the Treasury">Secretary of the Treasury</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Secretary_of_War" title="United States Secretary of War">Secretary of War</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Judiciary_Act_of_1789" title="Judiciary Act of 1789">Judiciary Act of 1789</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/An_act_to_regulate_the_time_and_manner_of_administering_certain_oaths" title="An act to regulate the time and manner of administering certain oaths">Oath Administration Act</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nonintercourse_Act" title="Nonintercourse Act">Nonintercourse Act</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Whiskey_Rebellion" title="Whiskey Rebellion">Whiskey Rebellion</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Militia_Acts_of_1792" title="Militia 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Trade Act of 1794">Slave Trade Act of 1794</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Residence_Act" title="Residence Act">Residence Act</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Thanksgiving_Proclamation" title="National Thanksgiving Proclamation">Thanksgiving Proclamation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Washington%27s_Farewell_Address" title="George Washington's Farewell Address">Farewell Address</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1790_State_of_the_Union_Address" class="mw-redirect" title="1790 State of the Union Address">State of the Union Address 1790</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1791_State_of_the_Union_Address" title="1791 State of the Union Address">1791</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1792_State_of_the_Union_Address" title="1792 State of the Union Address">1792</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1793_State_of_the_Union_Address" title="1793 State of the Union Address">1793</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1796_State_of_the_Union_Address" title="1796 State of the Union Address">1796</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Presidency_of_George_Washington#Administration,_Cabinet_and_Supreme_Court_appointments" title="Presidency of George Washington">Cabinet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_federal_judges_appointed_by_George_Washington" title="List of federal judges appointed by George Washington">Federal judicial appointments</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/John_Rutledge_Supreme_Court_nominations" title="John Rutledge Supreme Court nominations">John Rutledge Supreme Court nominations</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Views and<br />public image</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Fred_W._Smith_National_Library_for_the_Study_of_George_Washington" title="Fred W. Smith National Library for the Study of George Washington">Presidential library</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Washington_Papers" title="The Washington Papers">The Washington Papers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Religious_views_of_George_Washington" title="Religious views of George Washington">Religious views</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Washington_and_slavery" title="George Washington and slavery">Washington and slavery</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Town_Destroyer" title="Town Destroyer">Town Destroyer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Legacy_of_George_Washington" title="Legacy of George Washington">Legacy</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Life and homes</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/George_Washington#Early_life_(1732–1753)" title="George Washington">Early life</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Washington_Birthplace_National_Monument" title="George Washington Birthplace National Monument">Birthplace</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ferry_Farm" title="Ferry Farm">Ferry Farm boyhood home</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mount_Vernon" title="Mount Vernon">Mount Vernon</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/George_Washington%27s_Fishery" title="George Washington's Fishery">Fishery</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Washington%27s_Gristmill" title="George Washington's Gristmill">Gristmill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Washington%27s_Rye_Whiskey" title="George Washington's Rye Whiskey">Whiskey distillery</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Woodlawn_(Alexandria,_Virginia)" title="Woodlawn (Alexandria, Virginia)">Woodlawn Plantation</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Longfellow_House%E2%80%93Washington%27s_Headquarters_National_Historic_Site" title="Longfellow House–Washington's Headquarters National Historic Site">Longfellow House–Washington's Headquarters National Historic Site</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ford_Mansion" title="Ford Mansion">Ford Mansion, Washington's headquarters</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Washington%27s_Headquarters_State_Historic_Site" title="Washington's Headquarters State Historic Site">Hasbrouck House</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Samuel_Osgood_House" title="Samuel Osgood House">First Presidential Mansion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alexander_Macomb_House" title="Alexander Macomb House">Second Presidential Mansion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President%27s_House_(Philadelphia)" title="President's House (Philadelphia)">President's House, Philadelphia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Germantown_White_House" title="Germantown White House">Germantown White House</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Daniel_Parke_Custis#Estate" title="Daniel Parke Custis">Custis estate</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Washington%27s_relations_with_the_Iroquois_Confederacy" title="George Washington's relations with the Iroquois Confederacy">Washington's relations with the Iroquois Confederacy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Potomac_Company" title="Potomac Company">Potomac Company</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_River_and_Kanawha_Canal" title="James River and Kanawha Canal">James River and Kanawha Canal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mountain_Road_Lottery" title="Mountain Road Lottery">Mountain Road Lottery</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Congressional_Gold_Medal" title="Congressional Gold Medal">Congressional Gold Medal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thanks_of_Congress" title="Thanks of Congress">Thanks of Congress</a></li> <li>President General of the <a href="/wiki/Society_of_the_Cincinnati" title="Society of the Cincinnati">Society of the Cincinnati</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Washington_College" title="Washington College">Washington College</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Washington_and_Lee_University" title="Washington and Lee University">Washington and Lee University</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Electoral_history_of_George_Washington" title="Electoral history of George Washington">Electoral history of George Washington</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Post-presidency_of_George_Washington" title="Post-presidency of George Washington">Post-presidency of George Washington</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_memorials_to_George_Washington" title="List of memorials to George Washington">Memorials</a><br />and <a href="/wiki/Cultural_depictions_of_George_Washington" title="Cultural depictions of George Washington">depictions</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Washington,_D.C." title="Washington, D.C.">Washington, D.C.</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Washington_(state)" title="Washington (state)">Washington state</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Washington_Monument" title="Washington Monument">Washington Monument</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mount_Rushmore" title="Mount Rushmore">Mount Rushmore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Presidents%27_Day" title="Presidents' Day">Washington's Birthday</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Purple_Heart" title="Purple Heart">Purple Heart</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Apotheosis_of_Washington" title="The Apotheosis of Washington">The Apotheosis of Washington</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Washington_Monument_State_Park" title="Washington Monument State Park">Washington Monument (Boonsboro, Maryland)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Washington_Monument_(Baltimore)" title="Washington Monument (Baltimore)">Washington Monument (Baltimore)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Statue_of_George_Washington_(Houdon)" title="Statue of George Washington (Houdon)"><i>George Washington</i> (Houdon)</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/George_Washington_(copy_of_bust_by_Houdon)" title="George Washington (copy of bust by Houdon)">plaster copy</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Washington_(Ceracchi)" title="George Washington (Ceracchi)"><i>George Washington</i> (Ceracchi)</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink"><i>George Washington</i> (Canova)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Washington_(Greenough)" title="George Washington (Greenough)"><i>George Washington</i> (Greenough)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Washington_(Trumbull)" title="George Washington (Trumbull)"><i>George Washington</i> (Trumbull)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Washington_and_the_Revolutionary_War_Door" title="George Washington and the Revolutionary War Door">George Washington and the Revolutionary War Door</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Revolutionary_War_Door" title="Revolutionary War Door">Revolutionary War Door</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Washington_Crossing_the_Delaware_(1851_paintings)" title="Washington Crossing the Delaware (1851 paintings)">Washington Crossing the Delaware</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Passage_of_the_Delaware" title="The Passage of the Delaware">The Passage of the Delaware</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/General_George_Washington_at_Trenton" title="General George Washington at Trenton">General George Washington at Trenton</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Washington_at_Verplanck%27s_Point" title="Washington at Verplanck's Point">Washington at Verplanck's Point</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/General_George_Washington_Resigning_His_Commission" title="General George Washington Resigning His Commission">General George Washington Resigning His Commission</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Surrender_of_Lord_Cornwallis" title="Surrender of Lord Cornwallis">Surrender of Lord Cornwallis</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Athenaeum_Portrait" title="Athenaeum Portrait">Unfinished portrait</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lansdowne_portrait" title="Lansdowne portrait">Lansdowne portrait</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Washington_Family" title="The Washington Family">The Washington Family portrait</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Washington_at_Princeton" title="Washington at Princeton"><i>Washington at Princeton</i> paintings</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Portrait_of_George_Washington_Taking_the_Salute_at_Trenton" title="Portrait of George Washington Taking the Salute at Trenton">George Washington Taking the Salute at Trenton</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Reception_to_Washington_on_April_21,_1789,_at_Trenton_on_his_way_to_New_York_to_Assume_the_Duties_of_the_Presidency_of_the_United_States" title="Reception to Washington on April 21, 1789, at Trenton on his way to New York to Assume the Duties of the Presidency of the United States">Reception at Trenton painting</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_statues_of_George_Washington" title="List of statues of George Washington">Statues</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Trenton_Battle_Monument" title="Trenton Battle Monument">Trenton Battle Monument</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Princeton_Battle_Monument" title="Princeton Battle Monument">Princeton Battle Monument</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Point_of_View_(West)" title="Point of View (West)"><i>Point of View</i> sculpture</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Washington_on_Horseback" title="George Washington on Horseback">George Washington on Horseback</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Statue_of_George_Washington_(Austin,_Texas)" title="Statue of George Washington (Austin, Texas)">Austin statue</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Washington_(Bartholomew)" title="George Washington (Bartholomew)">Baltimore statue</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Equestrian_statue_of_George_Washington_(Boston)" title="Equestrian statue of George Washington (Boston)">Boston statue</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Statue_of_George_Washington_(Mexico_City)" class="mw-redirect" title="Statue of George Washington (Mexico City)">Mexico City statue</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Equestrian_statue_of_George_Washington_(Morristown,_New_Jersey)" title="Equestrian statue of George Washington (Morristown, New Jersey)">Morristown statue</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Equestrian_statue_of_George_Washington_(Newark)" title="Equestrian statue of George Washington (Newark)">Newark statue</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Equestrian_statue_of_George_Washington_(New_York_City)" title="Equestrian statue of George Washington (New York City)">New York City statue</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Statue_of_George_Washington_(Wall_Street)" title="Statue of George Washington (Wall Street)">Wall Street statue</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Equestrian_statue_of_George_Washington_(Paris)" title="Equestrian statue of George Washington (Paris)">Paris statue</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Statue_of_George_Washington_(Perth_Amboy,_New_Jersey)" title="Statue of George Washington (Perth Amboy, New Jersey)">Perth Amboy statue</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Washington_(Bailly)" class="mw-redirect" title="George Washington (Bailly)">Philadelphia statue</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Statue_of_George_Washington_(Portland,_Oregon)" title="Statue of George Washington (Portland, Oregon)">Portland statue</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Equestrian_statue_of_George_Washington_(Washington_Circle)" title="Equestrian statue of George Washington (Washington Circle)">Washington, D.C. statue</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Washington_Monument_(West_Point)" title="Washington Monument (West Point)">West Point monument</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Washington_University" title="George Washington University">George Washington University</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Washington_University_in_St._Louis" title="Washington University in St. Louis">Washington University in St. Louis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Washington_Masonic_National_Memorial" title="George Washington Masonic National Memorial">Washington Masonic National Memorial</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Washington_Memorial_Parkway" title="George Washington Memorial Parkway">George Washington Memorial Parkway</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Washington_Bridge" title="George Washington Bridge">George Washington Bridge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Washington_and_Jefferson_National_Forests" title="George Washington and Jefferson National Forests">Washington and Jefferson National Forests</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Washington_Square_Park" title="Washington Square Park">Washington Square Park</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Washington_Square_Arch" title="Washington Square Arch">Arch</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Presidents_of_the_United_States_on_U.S._postage_stamps" title="Presidents of the United States on U.S. postage stamps">U.S. Postage stamps</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Washington%E2%80%93Franklin_Issues" title="Washington–Franklin Issues">Washington–Franklin Issues</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Washington_Bicentennial_stamps_of_1932" title="Washington Bicentennial stamps of 1932">1932 bicentennial</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_presidents_of_the_United_States_on_currency#George_Washington" title="List of presidents of the United States on currency">Currency</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Washington_quarter" title="Washington quarter">Washington quarter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/50_State_Quarters" class="mw-redirect" title="50 State Quarters">50 State Quarters</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/District_of_Columbia_and_United_States_Territories_quarters" title="District of Columbia and United States Territories quarters">D.C. and territories quarters</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/America_the_Beautiful_quarters" title="America the Beautiful quarters">America the Beautiful quarters</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/American_Women_quarters" title="American Women quarters">American Women quarters</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_Instructing_Youth" title="History Instructing Youth">History Instructing Youth dollar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_one-dollar_bill" title="United States one-dollar bill">Washington dollar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lafayette_dollar" title="Lafayette dollar">Lafayette dollar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/America_the_Beautiful_silver_bullion_coins" title="America the Beautiful silver bullion coins">Silver bullion coins</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Washington_nickel" title="Washington nickel">Washington nickel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Washington_half_eagle" title="George Washington half eagle">Washington half eagle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Washington_250th_Anniversary_half_dollar" title="George Washington 250th Anniversary half dollar">250th Anniversary half dollar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mount_Rushmore_Anniversary_coins" title="Mount Rushmore Anniversary coins">Mount Rushmore Anniversary coins</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mount_Washington" title="Mount Washington">Mount Washington</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cultural_depictions_of_George_Washington" title="Cultural depictions of George Washington">Cultural depictions</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Washington_(miniseries)" title="George Washington (miniseries)"><i>George Washington</i> (1984 miniseries</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Washington_II:_The_Forging_of_a_Nation" title="George Washington II: The Forging of a Nation">1986 sequel)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/A_More_Perfect_Union_(film)" title="A More Perfect Union (film)"><i>A More Perfect Union</i> (1989 film)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Crossing_(2000_film)" title="The Crossing (2000 film)"><i>The Crossing</i> (2000 film)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/We_Fight_to_Be_Free" title="We Fight to Be Free"><i>We Fight to Be Free</i> (2006 film)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Turn:_Washington%27s_Spies" title="Turn: Washington's Spies"><i>Turn: Washington's Spies</i> (2014–2017 series)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_War_that_Made_America" title="The War that Made America"><i>The War that Made America</i> (2006 miniseries)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Washington_(miniseries)" title="Washington (miniseries)"><i>Washington</i> (2020 miniseries)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hamilton_(musical)" title="Hamilton (musical)"><i>Hamilton</i></a> (<a href="/wiki/Hamilton_(2020_film)" title="Hamilton (2020 film)">film</a>)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Related</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bibliography_of_George_Washington" title="Bibliography of George Washington">Bibliography</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_George_Washington_articles" title="List of George Washington articles">List of articles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Founders_Online" title="Founders Online">Founders Online</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Founding_Fathers_of_the_United_States" title="Founding Fathers of the United States">Founding Fathers of the United States</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Republicanism_in_the_United_States" title="Republicanism in the United States">Republicanism</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Federalist_Party" title="Federalist Party">Federalist Party</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Federalist_Era" title="Federalist Era">Federalist Era</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Virginia_dynasty" title="Virginia dynasty">Virginia dynasty</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Coat_of_arms_of_the_Washington_family" title="Coat of arms of the Washington family">Coat of arms</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mason_Locke_Weems#The_cherry-tree_anecdote" title="Mason Locke Weems">Cherry-tree anecdote</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/River_Farm#Washington_at_River_Farm" title="River Farm">River Farm</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Washington%27s_Crossing" title="Washington's Crossing">Washington's Crossing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Washington%E2%80%93Rochambeau_Revolutionary_Route" title="Washington–Rochambeau Revolutionary Route">Washington–Rochambeau Revolutionary Route</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Washington_House_(Barbados)" title="George Washington House (Barbados)">1751 Barbados trip</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:George_Washington" title="Category:George Washington">Category</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Syng_inkstand" title="Syng inkstand">Syng inkstand</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/General_of_the_Armies" title="General of the Armies">General of the Armies</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Conway_Cabal" title="Conway Cabal">Conway Cabal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/American_Foxhound" title="American Foxhound">American Foxhound</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/American_Philosophical_Society" title="American Philosophical Society">American Philosophical Society</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/American_Revolution" title="American Revolution">American Revolution</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Patriot_(American_Revolution)" title="Patriot (American Revolution)">patriots</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Betsy_Ross_flag" title="Betsy Ross flag">Betsy Ross flag</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mount_Vernon_Ladies%27_Association" title="Mount Vernon Ladies' Association">Mount Vernon Ladies' Association</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mount_Vernon_Mansion_replicas" title="Mount Vernon Mansion replicas">Mount Vernon replicas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Washington_Memorial_Building" title="George Washington Memorial Building">George Washington Memorial Building</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Attempted_theft_of_George_Washington%27s_skull" title="Attempted theft of George Washington's skull">Attempted theft of Washington's skull</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Washington_family" title="Washington family">Family</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Martha_Washington" title="Martha Washington">Martha Washington</a> (wife)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Parke_Custis" title="John Parke Custis">John Parke Custis</a> (stepson)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Washington_Parke_Custis" title="George Washington Parke Custis">George Washington Parke Custis</a> (step-grandson, adopted son)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eleanor_Parke_Custis_Lewis" title="Eleanor Parke Custis Lewis">Eleanor Parke Custis</a> (step-granddaughter, adopted daughter)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Augustine_Washington" title="Augustine Washington">Augustine Washington</a> (father)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mary_Ball_Washington" title="Mary Ball Washington">Mary Ball Washington</a> (mother)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lawrence_Washington_(1718%E2%80%931752)" title="Lawrence Washington (1718–1752)">Lawrence Washington</a> (half-brother)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Augustine_Washington_Jr." title="Augustine Washington Jr.">Augustine Washington Jr.</a> (half-brother)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elizabeth_Washington_Lewis" title="Elizabeth Washington Lewis">Elizabeth Washington Lewis</a> (sister)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Samuel_Washington" title="Samuel Washington">Samuel Washington</a> (brother)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Augustine_Washington" title="John Augustine Washington">John A. 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