This marble bust of explorer Christopher Columbus is by Italian sculptor Giuseppe Ceracchi. Ceracchi sculpted many notable Americans, including George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and Alexander Hamilton. This bust was acquired along with busts of Amerigo Vespucci and President Washington by the Monroe Administration in 1817.
This marble bust of explorer Christopher Columbus is by Italian sculptor Giuseppe Ceracchi. Ceracchi sculpted many notable Americans, including George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and Alexander Hamilton. This bust was acquired along with busts of Amerigo Vespucci and President Washington by the Monroe Administration in 1817.
