Sculptor: born in
Leyden, Mass., Feb. 24, 1814: studied portrait-painting in
Boston, and after-wards spent several years in
Italy, in the study of the plastic art. He settled in
Brooklyn, N. Y., and became famous for his bronze statues.
A figure by him was the first bronze statue ever made in the
United States.
Among his best works are an equestrian statue of
Washington, in New York: an equestrian statue of
General Greene, made for the
State of Rhode Island; a colossal statue of
De Witt Clinton, and
Angel of the resurrection, in Greenwood Cemetery; a colossal equestrian statute of
General Scott, and a statue of
President Lincoln.
He died in
Newburg, N. Y., July 10, 1886.
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