Brown, Henry Kirke – Equestrian statues https://equestrianstatue.org by Kees van Tilburg Sun, 24 Jan 2021 14:17:19 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.2.11 Greene, Nathanael https://equestrianstatue.org/greene-nathanael-2/ Wed, 06 Apr 2016 09:00:00 +0000 http://equestrianstatue.org/?p=1431 The post Greene, Nathanael appeared first on Equestrian statues.

]]> Scott, Winfield https://equestrianstatue.org/scott-winfield/ Wed, 06 Apr 2016 09:00:00 +0000 http://equestrianstatue.org/?p=1916  Scott preferred to ride mares, so the sculptor of his statue in Washington depicted Scott on a mare. However, the surviving family thought this unseemly, so the sculptor added the male horse’s parts without removing the female’s.

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]]> Washington, George https://equestrianstatue.org/washington-george-4/ Wed, 06 Apr 2016 09:00:00 +0000 http://equestrianstatue.org/?p=2071 The statue by Henry Kirke Brown, extensively assisted by John Quincy Adams Ward, depicts Washington reclaiming the city from the British in 1783. In this impressive statue, Brown combines the classical gesture and pose of Marcus Aurelius with what has been described as a ‘simple and direct naturalism’ through his attention to detail and the … Continue reading "Washington, George"

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]]> Washington, George https://equestrianstatue.org/washington-george-13/ Wed, 06 Apr 2016 09:00:00 +0000 http://equestrianstatue.org/?p=2365 See original Photographer unknown

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