| Italic Title: | no |
| Equestrian statue of George Washington | |
| Artist: | Henry Kirke Brown |
| Type: | Sculpture |
| Material: | Bronze |
| Subject: | George Washington |
| Metric Unit: | cm |
| Imperial Unit: | in |
| City: | New York City, New York, United States |
| Mapframe: | yes |
| Mapframe-Zoom: | 13 |
| Nrhp Type: | cp |
| Nocat: | yes |
| Partof: | Union Square |
| Location: | Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States |
| Added: | December 9, 1997 [1] |
| Refnum: | 97001678 |
George Washington is an outdoor sculpture by Henry Kirke Brown (1814–1886), located in Union Square, Manhattan, in the United States. The bronze equestrian statue was dedicated in 1856 and is the oldest sculpture in the New York City Parks collection.[2] It depicts Washington beginning his triumphant march of the Continental Army through Manhattan on Evacuation Day, November 25, 1783, soon after the British Army had departed New York City.
Richard Upjohn served as architect for the pedestal / plinth. The sculpture measures 26'4" by 13'6" and sits on a Barre granite pedestal that measures 12'2" by 7'9" by 15'. It was dedicated on July 4, 1856.[2] The monument is in axial alignment with the statue of Abraham Lincoln and the Independence Flagstaff.[3]
The statue was climbed on by some rioters during the 2023 Union Square riot.[4]