Horatio Greenough <p class="p1">Horatio Greenough is best known in Washington, DC, for his controversial sculptures titled "<a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/17">George Washington</a>" and "<a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/18">The Rescue</a>," which stood for a time inside the US Capitol building. Both were commissioned from Greenough by Congress, making him one of the first American sculptors to receive a major commission from the federal government. He created both sculptures at his studio in Florence, Italy. </p> <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=39&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Horatio+Greenough">Horatio Greenough</a> The Athenaeum, from the collection of the National Portrait Gallery. <a href="http://www.the-athenaeum.org/art/full.php?ID=20338">View original image</a>. <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=38&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=1830-1859">1830-1859</a>