Washington D.C. – Equestrian statues https://equestrianstatue.org by Kees van Tilburg Thu, 21 Jan 2021 09:09:37 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.2.30 Neptune Fountain https://equestrianstatue.org/neptune-fountain/ Wed, 25 Jan 2017 16:25:02 +0000 http://equestrianstatue.org/?p=18508 Passersby enjoy the play of the jets of water on the majestic, bearded and muscular king of the sea; his sons the tritons blowing conches; the frolicking, horseback-riding Nereids (sea nymphs); and the water-spouting turtles, frogs and sea serpent, placed in front of a grotto-like wall. The tritons and the seahorses have fish tails instead of … Continue reading "Neptune Fountain"

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]]> Memorial civil war, Shaw memorial https://equestrianstatue.org/memorial-civil-war-shaw-memoria/ Wed, 25 Jan 2017 15:55:21 +0000 http://equestrianstatue.org/?p=18492 See original.

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]]> Bolivar, Simon https://equestrianstatue.org/bolivar-simon/ Wed, 18 May 2016 15:24:31 +0000 http://equestrianstatue.org/bolivar-simon/ The post Bolivar, Simon appeared first on Equestrian statues.

]]> Kovats de Fabriczy, Michael https://equestrianstatue.org/kovats-de-fabriczy-michael/ Wed, 18 May 2016 15:24:31 +0000 http://equestrianstatue.org/kovats-de-fabriczy-michael/ Photographer unknown

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]]> Arts of War Sacrifice and Valor https://equestrianstatue.org/arts-of-war-sacrifice/ Wed, 18 May 2016 15:23:35 +0000 http://equestrianstatue.org/arts-of-war-sacrifice/ The Arts of War  are bronze, fire-gilded statue groups on Lincoln Memorial Circle in West Potomac Park in Washington, D.C., in the United States. Commissioned in 1929, their completion was delayed until 1939 for budgetary reasons. The models were placed into storage, and the statues not cast until 1950. They were erected in 1951, and repaired in 1974. TThe Art Deco statuary group consists of two … Continue reading "Arts of War Sacrifice and Valor"

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]]> 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.

]]> Hancock, Winfield Scott https://equestrianstatue.org/hancock-winfield-scott-3/ Wed, 06 Apr 2016 09:00:00 +0000 http://equestrianstatue.org/?p=1454 The post Hancock, Winfield Scott appeared first on Equestrian statues.

]]> Jackson, Andrew https://equestrianstatue.org/jackson-andrew-2/ Wed, 06 Apr 2016 09:00:00 +0000 http://equestrianstatue.org/?p=1482 The honour of creating the first equestrian statue in the world of a monumental size, featuring a rearing horse – and not using its tail or anything else as a support – goes to Clark Mills, who created the statue of Jackson. It may be said that the Jackson statue lacks the size necessary to … Continue reading "Jackson, Andrew"

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]]> Logan, John https://equestrianstatue.org/logan-john-2/ Wed, 06 Apr 2016 09:00:00 +0000 http://equestrianstatue.org/?p=1631 The post Logan, John appeared first on Equestrian statues.

]]> McClellan, George Brinton https://equestrianstatue.org/mcclellan-george-brinton-3/ Wed, 06 Apr 2016 09:00:00 +0000 http://equestrianstatue.org/?p=1689 The post McClellan, George Brinton appeared first on Equestrian statues.

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