Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1870-05-20


place. Tho group consists Of 1--WE lgires-a
dog, a stalwart backwOOdsman, naked In
dian, and q woman with a child In her arms.
For a long time the Indian held q proml-
ucnt place In oil our art development in WASH
lngton; In short, he seemed to bca tayurite
model In the fancy Of every artist the Govern
ment employed, and his Highest efforts were
directed 10 making his Indian ~ hideous ~
possible We would suggest that when the
east front Of the Capitol u extended, 90 ne TO
conform 10 the wings, these groups be re-
moved To some Of the squares about the city
and their places hlled with works designed
and executed more In harmony with the gen
cral outline Of the building.
Twenty-fOur thousand dollars each was
maid 10 the artists for these statucs,, advanced
In installments Of $4,000 each. But we find
that both Perslco and Greenough received adj
dltional compensation, making their whole
cost 10 the Government nearly $4,000.
Grcenough nnlshed his group In the summer
Of 1851, very nearly twelve years after he had
received the order and first advance. II was
claimed by his friends that he was four years
delayed In getting suitable block of
marble, and that he was occupied eight years
In the work. On the other hand, Ii was
shown that for q considerable portion OF this
time he was occupied In executing works to
oil private orders.
A somewhat curious fcatmo Of the history
Of this statue OF Washington IA, that Mr.
Grecnough, after getting the s20, OOO he agreed
with Mr.. Livingston, then Secretary Of State,
70 make y Tor, rendered an account OF eNpen-
ses, charging the rent OF his studio IN Flor
ehce, salary Ol nus servant postage, and warn
Gus other things Of q similar character,
amounting In the aggregate 10 upwads Of
$1,000. But what u more curious, he sue
cceded In getting II allowed.
The very general disappointment caused by
,hese WORKS I'VE include fer,cos COMMUNIST
had very damaging elect on the interests OF
American art, Congress looked with dlstrust
on oil efforts to obtain orders and for several
years refused to patronize art. In the mean
time an improved and more correct taste for
art began to manifest itaelf among the pco pie
of Washington, several OF whom began to ex-
tend liberal patronage to our leading Amer
lean artists, ....
No. Il. On March Q, 1887, resolution was
introduced into Congress 10 pay Mr.. Anger
800 for marble bust Of the late Chief jus
tlce Ellsworth.
EQUESTRIAN STATUES or CLARK MILLS.
Nos 10 and 10. These are the bronze horses
of Mr.. Clark Mills ono standing In Lafayette
sluarc, and rode BY General Andrew Jack son;
the other In The Circle, al the west end Of
PENNSYLVANIA avenue and rode by General
George Washington. some time In the wear
tStg induced by the pron,ise Of fpnius on
the part Of Mr.. Mllls and tho exhibition by
him Of miniature equestrian statue Of Gem
III Il
vrai JhS , w Nlllvii ny hoise was maui
70 stalu ihulpaht on nis hliluer i9et, nllhDer
aud nd nlrcrs of the general formed them
selNes NV y ~, V''S ~, VIC vavhsuh ho,-
uInSnt A W, ~, lnesS gvlench sun
~, ~, glJ,VVV W cnuGiu iI, NUS 70 cSII
o 9 W ueslgn' ana ~ lloih We are indebted
, tne oqucst'lah ru'ue ol 'acksoh III La
'yeuuo squhIe.
a MUG foundry ahd stndlo continued were
erected Just south o. INC treasury, and There
Mr. Mills worked with machinery Of the most
prlnhtlNe klnd; itls means were small ana
he certainty deserves praise Tor his persc-
Neranee, u lor nothlng sl.e, three dlnerent
rcsointl3ns were Introducel INTO CohgrcsS,
nprrOprtnung cannon captured NJ various
these resolutions inc guns captured az rem
sacola ny Eenerai Andrew jackson were
ordered TO be delivered To MI. Minis Tor his
equestrian statue. Inc work was set up and
uncovered with consldeTable ceremony, the
address being made by Mr.. stephen A. Doug
lnH-AtpupTnl kgntt and several Ulnpr Officers