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$21.00
US ($24.00 CDN Quantity: 1 Dimensions: 12 1/2" X 9 1/4" Image 8" X 5" Description: Engraving from the Art Journal 1877. Sculptor: Randolph Rogers Engraver: W. Roffe
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"The statue of William H. Seward stands in Madison Square, New
York. It was placed there in 1876, the ceremony of the unveiling occurring
September 17'th, the orator being Mr. William M. Evarts, and is a gift by a
number of gentlemen to the City of New York. The material is of bronze and
it is of heroic size. It was modeled by Mr. Randolph Rogers at Rome, and
cast at Munich. The height of the bronze is ten feet and in a standing
position the figure would reach a stature of about fourteen feet. The base
of the pedestal is of New England granite while the pedestal itself is of the
variegated marble of Spezzia. On the face of the pedestal is the
inscription, "William H. Seward, Governor, Senator, Secretary of State of
the United States". The height of the entire monument, including the
pedestal is twenty feet." (Art Journal 1877) [Some foxing around the bottom and right border, will be hidden by matting/framing.] |
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