Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1854-08-18
CRAWFORD. THE SCULPTOR WASH
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CRAWFORD. THE SCULpTuR-iilE WASH
INGTON MONUMENT. KlCHMO%D.
Crawford the celebrated American Scur."r, VIII"
a now residing in Rome ls likely {" become rci' by
hi. works. We see l. stated i'll letter from cn"rtn'
pondcnr of the New York Times: written from RoE!c
on the Isl; July, tnat be has arAl on hand orders
TO the amount Of S12o,COO. In IRE II" doubt III
cludcd the statuary for IN" Wosi9 Jon Monument III
Richmond which he was employed years ago 7" cS'
ecutc The same letter informs us 1in his s:n:n"- oi
Patrick Henry md Jefferson q" The h -'i">i or
der of excellence in the ar. IhclkCnnsss are good
the attitude ana manner appropriate ana S':ih'hsy
expressive of the thoughts and emotions intended TO
be conveyed. The equestrian statue oi Washington,
which ia t. surno,nt the monument, hur not vet been
finished. but the plaster model bus been completed
and scHt 10 Norwich. England 10 II" east u is req
resented 70 be tie largest equestrian sh'ur"vtE moe
clled and that when il is done man may walk crcc;
on the pedestal under the horse, whrh y to sia:i
upon three, lcgs, with the four foot raisrd. The
siatue" savs the correspondent of the Times, rs
draped in the old Continental uniform, with ii"
cooked hat. The position IS easy and co'ninnnd,n;'
the face and attitude very like its great original
When in it's place it will chow to still better ndvan-
tage, with its colossal dimensions diminished by dis
tauce"
We have introduced these descriptions into our CO.
lumns because We, in common with every 'u!f' "i
the commonwealth, feel lively interest ~ everything
pertaininr to that nobcst of all Times Offspring -
the Father of his Conntry-Nirginn's own S"ii--iIc
immortal WGsi ingtun. When we read such glow
ing account OF the work in progress OF execution
at Rome when the r!l!S,'l "l crawford VIII
ming golden ouiniun. from all who it, exquisite
trucrrics "A the letter writer from whom we !iHNc
quoted gives us to undersnnd-and then think "l That
rroesuuc and anti-claSsic pile, thu; unlnving ana
almost shapclrss mass Of granite which rises obscure
" in one OF the avenues through the Capfol grounds
upon whose summit is to rest this magnificent cGucs-
trian statue of Washingnnand the no cs' exquisite
ones which are To surmount the angles below live
cannot but be impressed with the amazing contrast
Ptph,r unIt ne
artists The incongruity between such strucur" rs
is the Monument and its superb embellishments from
the hands OF Crawford, will be wonderful. The ru-
sv granite and the elegant marble, when blended to-
ycthcr. will remind of the proximity between ih"-c
nntaguusiic extremes mcnoncd by Napoleon to the
Able Drpredt--thc Sublimc and the Rdicu"us.-
Pfcrsbwrg laichl,gcnccr.
Our contemporary in circulating wHrm commcnda-
tions of Mr.. Crawford, nj the time does gross in
justice to TINT accomplished sculptor. The "Roman"
artis, is the snmc as the "Rchmond" ars:-no less
than Mr.. Crawford himself who designed the granite
structure himself, IA being most congruous with
the satuary. AS 10 the whole monument, We shall
not attempt TO battle with the ingrancd prcudccs Of
the Petersburg nelligcncrr II is sufficient for to
know that the plan Of the monument has called forth
praise from every quarter, and that model Of il
prominently ,;ecorates the great Sydcnham Crystal
Palace in England. 1t is hardly tn be presumed that
the artists aud men Of taste. connected with tba.
great World. Exhibition would have gone 20 The trou-
bic and expense Of hunting ~ such monstrosty a-
the In,clligeucer denounces The paper not only
judges the monument, ty piecem2a, i'll is present
finished state but crrs greatly in the description OF
the materials Of which i: is 10 BE- composed. There
is 20 be not n particle Of elegant macJ!e' in tho
mOnumcnt-but the granite aud the beautiful broa
ststucs that arc t. surmrun; il. when blended tose.h
er, will form harnonous and munihccnt work IF
art and Of State lnaguihccnce. We advise the Peters
burg Inteligenccr tn reserve any further crc:sIls
until the completion Of the monument.