Who?

So this is a photo I did back in Baltimore, and I have been waiting to post it. Do you know WHO this is? You will never guess. Click on the image to see it up close, to help you guess. OK, the correct answer is, believe it or not, George Washington! Whaaaat? Here's the story: It was done by the famous sculptor Giuseppe Ceracchi, about 1791, and for some reason, he made George look like a Roman. I have no idea why. Here is the interesting part - Napoleon Bonaparte persuaded Ceracchi to come to Paris and commissioned a series of busts of himself. The relationship did not last long, and in 1801 Ceracchi was executed for his involvement in a plot to murder Napoleon! Wow! See how much you can learn reading my blog... :-)