Thomas Jefferson Bust Statue - Founding Father - Great Americans Collection;

President Thomas Jefferson Bust

Label on bottom of bust:
Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) Based on a sculpture by Jean-Antoine Houdon Regarded as one of this country's foremost political leaders and diplomats, Thomas Jefferson served his country for nearly five decades. As a member of the House of Burgesses and Continental Congress, Governer of Virginia, ambassador to France, and third president of the United States, Jefferson was a powerful advocate of liberty and religious freedom. This authentically detailed sculpture is a miniature version of a portrait bust of Thomas Jefferson molded by Jean-Antoine Houdon (1741-1828). Houdon was one of the most celebrated portrait sculptures of his day. He was commissioned and grat men all over Europe to render their likeness in stone.