The National tribune., 1882-07-29
ANOTHER WASHINGTON MONUMENT.
Description Of the Great Work of Art Designed
for Phiadelphia-The Model Completed.

Description Of the Great Work of Art Designed
for Phladelphia-The Model Completed
| have, writes a correspondent from Wies-
baden, Germany, received sketches and plans
of the model for the great Washington
Monument for Philadelphia now being exc
cuted at Berlin by Professor Rudolph Sic
mering, who, since the recent death of Pro-
fessOr Drake, is probably the foremost sculp-
tor of Germany. In November last the con-
tract was signed by Professor Siemering and
the American delegates, by the terms of
which the sculptor receives $4,000 marks, or
$4,000, for executing this great work. This
sum also includes the expense for the final
erection of the complete monument at Phil
adelphia within ten years. While complet-
ing the miniature model, which receives I'M
bounded praise from connOisseurs, Professor
Sienering has had large pavilion built, in
addition to his studio, under the glass roof
Of which he is now engaged in executing the
full size model for the colossal equestrian
statue, as well as the other numerous figures
and relieves of the monument, full de-
scription of which follows:
All the dimensions of the monument are
of great size. It's substructure consists of
huge stone terrace, with two great steps, on
the lower of which all four sides are occu-
pied by bronze groups of human figures and
animals all of them above life size. For the
latter the most characteristic species OF
American quadrupeds have been selected
the deer, horse, bullock, grizzly bear, buffalo,
American panther, sc. They are all in
lying position, and between each pair of
them are placed the human figures which
represent an Indian warrior, an Indian
squaw, a river god and a goddess. These are
also in recumbent attitudes, with partly
raised upper bodies.
In the centre of the upper terrace stands
the pedestal, which on an oval platform
bears the colossal equestrian statue of Cen
eral Washington, both horse and rider being
twice the natural size. The Father of His
Country is represented in the well known
uniform and military cloak; his head is
turned slightly to the left, with keen
glance of the eyes toward a distant point.
In his right hand he holds field-glass
pressed against the thigh like marshal's
staff Professor Siemering has certainly ad-
mirably succeeded in expressing Washing
toms chief characteristics in the face as a
great-minded man and an intrepid military
leader.
The large size panels of the pedestal are
filled by two bronze flat relieves, with nu-
merous figures representing on one side the
departure for the war and on the other the
return of the troops. The front and rear are
occupied by two other allegorical groups in
high relieve, or nearly full figure, The for
mer represents Liberty awakened and calling
up the sleepers for the defence of their men
aced rights, and the latter shows the bless
ings of gloriously gained independence in
the figure of Victorious Liberty, holding in
her hands the sea-governing trident and an
OVERLOOKING conucopia, while the soldiers are
placing laurel wreaths and captured flags at
her feet
Professor Siemering is a native of Koenigs-
burg, in Eastern Prussia, where he was born
in 1885. He expects to be present at the I'M
yelling of his great work in Philadelphia in
1901