Why did Houdon position a plowshare beaten by a sword behind George Washington in his 1788 sculpture?
A) To signify his role as a warrior who brought peace to his people
B) To show the two aspects-farming and military-of the United States
C) To show that Washington was a farmer before becoming a general
D) To reference the Roman farmer-poet Virgil and Augustus Caesar
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