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Statue of Nathanael Greene (U.S. Capitol)
Nathaniel Greene is an 1870 marble statue of Nathanael Greene by Henry Kirke Brown, installed in the United States Capitol, in Washington, D.C., as part of the National Statuary Hall Collection. It is one of two statues donated by the state of Rhode Island.[1] The statue portrays Greene dressed in the uniform of a Revolutionary War general, holding a sword in his left hand.
| Nathanael Greene | |
|---|---|
| Artist | Henry Kirke Brown |
| Medium | Marble sculpture |
| Subject | Nathanael Greene |
| Location | Washington, D.C., U.S. |
Brown later (1877) created an equestrian statue of Greene, also located in Washington, D.C.[2]
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References edit
- ^ Architect of the Capitol Under the Direction of the Joint Committee on the Library, Compilation of Works of Art and Other Objects in the United States Capitol, United States Government Printing Office, Washington 1965 p. 210
- ^ Brown, Henry Kirke (28 February 1877). "Major General Nathanael Greene" – via siris-artinventories.si.edu Library Catalog.
External links edit
- Media related to Nathanael Greene by Henry Kirke Brown at Wikimedia Commons
- "Presentation of the Statue of Major General Greene", 1870