Page 420
¶ 1 Leave a comment on paragraph 1 0 Munich 420
¶ 2 Leave a comment on paragraph 2 0 Artillery, Cavalry, and Marines- The other group is = a colossal goddess of Peace with four men grouped below representing the same branches but dressed and posed a little different from the first, designed for Providence R.I.
¶ 3 Leave a comment on paragraph 3 1 In the front yard, boxed up marked Central Park New York” is a fountain surmounted by an angel, designed by Miss Stevens- Also saw the model by Ives, colossal, of Bishop Brownell of Hartford Ct- Bethovan [sic] by Crawford, for Boston- Ed Everett by Storey- Genl Benton St Louis by Harriet Hosmer And the great doors for the Capital at Washington, by Rogers.
¶ 4 Leave a comment on paragraph 4 0 The model room attracting the most notice is the one which is entirely devoted to grand monument in Richmond, of Genl Washington on Horseback with statesmen +c upon the bases- Beneath- The upper figure is 22 1/2 ft high weighing 210,000 lbs
¶ 5 Leave a comment on paragraph 5 0 In another room is the splendid equestrian statue of King Louis 1st with a standing figure on each side of the Horse. Erected in the Odeonplatz here-
¶ 6 Leave a comment on paragraph 6 0 The furnaces, moulding, and casting are in another building across the street from the models and filers. We visited both, but altogether they are much smaller than I anticipated.
¶ 7 Leave a comment on paragraph 7 0 [-Statue of “Bavaria”-]
Comments
0 Comments on the whole Page
Login to leave a comment on the whole Page
0 Comments on paragraph 1
Login to leave a comment on paragraph 1
0 Comments on paragraph 2
Login to leave a comment on paragraph 2
1 Comment on paragraph 3
Login to leave a comment on paragraph 3
0 Comments on paragraph 4
Login to leave a comment on paragraph 4
0 Comments on paragraph 5
Login to leave a comment on paragraph 5
0 Comments on paragraph 6
Login to leave a comment on paragraph 6
0 Comments on paragraph 7
Login to leave a comment on paragraph 7