Greenough, Horatio, 1805-1852.

Sculptor.

Journalist, anthologist, author.

Greenough was a Boston sculptor influenced greatly by Italian artists. He is most noted for a huge Olympian semi-nude sculpture in Washington which now stands in the Smithsonian.

American sculptor; studied art in Rome; most famous statue is of George Washington.

American sculptor.

Sculptor; Florence, Italy.

First of the American neoclassical sculptors, Greenough was born into a well-to-do family, grew up in Boston, Massachusetts, and graduated from Harvard University in 1825. In that year, he went to Rome to pursue classical studies, until illness forced his return to America in 1827. The following year, he returned to Italy and established a studio in Florence. In 1832, Greenough received a commission from Congress to execute a colossal GEORGE WASHINGTON, the first major sculptural commission given to an American. Although he worked in Florence, the majority of his patrons were Americans.