Niehaus, Charles – Equestrian statues https://equestrianstatue.org by Kees van Tilburg Wed, 13 Jan 2021 14:54:28 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.2.11 Forrest, Nathan Bedford https://equestrianstatue.org/forrest-nathan-b/ Wed, 06 Apr 2016 09:00:00 +0000 http://equestrianstatue.org/?p=1347 The statue depicts a mounted General Nathan Bedford Forrest wearing a uniform of the Confederate States Army. The statue was cast in Paris. Forrest and his wife were buried in front of the monument. The statue was removed in 2017 and is currently in the possession of the Sons of Confederate Veterans. Plans are for the statue to be re-erected … Continue reading "Forrest, Nathan Bedford"

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]]> Louis IX https://equestrianstatue.org/louis-ix-2/ Wed, 06 Apr 2016 09:00:00 +0000 http://equestrianstatue.org/?p=1635 During the 1904 World’s Fair, a plaster statue of Louis IX, sculpted by Charles Henry Niehaus, was erected near the park’s entrance. After the fair, the Louisiana Purchase Exposition Company decided to present a bronze version of the sculpture to the City of St Louis. W. R. Hodges, whose bid was considerably lower than that … Continue reading "Louis IX"

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