The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-08-02

Hubard's Washington Statue.

Hubard's Washington Statue.
SOMETHING ABOUT ITS BEING UNDER CITY
PRoTECTIoN-ITs PROBABLE SALE AND RE-
MOvAL TO MISSOURI BRIEF BIOGRAPHY OF
TUE SCULPTOR.
In the City Council on the 2lst OF June.
1870, Colonel Albert Ordway submitted
the following communication, which was
read
Colonel A. OrdWdV
Dear Sir,-It was with great satisfaction
that learned that you had become inter-
ested in preserving from accident OF
injury my bronze statue OF Washington
(tbe work of my husband, the late William
5. Hubard). which is now in an exposed
condition, from my want OF means to take
care OF il.
Should it suit your views and those OF the
Council Of the city of Richmond, OF which
you are member, TO place it on pedestal
in the public square, or make any other
disposition Of it which would put it under
public protection, as well as bring it INTO
public notice, the favor will be most CRATE
fully appreciated 10y
Yours, very respectfully,
MARIA NJ. HUBBARD.
Richmond, June Is, 1870.
Colonel Ordway then moved the follow
ing preamble and resolution, which were
read and adopted by the Council:
Whereas Mrs. Maria NJ. HUBBARD has prof.
fered 10 the city the Use OF the bronze
statue Of Washington executed by her hus-
bard, William S. Hubbard, on the condition
that the city will properly preserve and
protect the same and place 1t in some pub
lie position. be 1t
ResOlUed, That the Council OF the city
accepts her generous offer, and that the said
statue be placed in the public square
known as Monroe Square.
ReSOlued, That the Committee on Public
Grounds and Buildings are hereby author
lied to make such expenditure as may he
necessary to provide proper pedestal Tor
SAID statue, the necessary railing around il
for protection, and such other expenses as
may attend its removal.
RESOLVED, That the clerk is hereby di-
rected to forward copy Of these resslu-
tons to Mrs. Hubbard.
Mr.. l.. G. Howard was clerk OF the
Council at the time and Mr.. James A. Scott
president.
REMOVED 10 MONROE PARK.
Acting under these instructions, the
Committee on Public Grounds and Build
ings removed the statue from its position
in the Capitol Square 10 its present loca-
ton i'm Monroe Park. Here it has stood
ever since. the only piece Of statuary in the
pretty grounds. Mr.. Beverly Il. Crumr
was authorized by Mrs. HUBBARD 70
make sale Of the statue. and he has
at last succeeded IN efecting the same
to Professor Z. r.. Fleet, Of the University
OF Missouri. The price agreed upon is
$1,000, and steps have been taken to have
the statue taken down and shipped to its
destination as soon as it can be conve-
niently done. Ii is a very valuable piece
OF work, and as each recurring year rolls
around will become more so. In cennec-
tion with its sale and removal, the follow
ing will be read with pleasure:
SKETCH OF THE SCULPTOR.
William s. HUBBARD was an Englishman
bv birth, but came TO this country when
Duite a youth and settled in Philadelphia.
From Philadelphia lie moved TO Gloucester
county, Va. where he married q Miss
Tabb. After his marriage he went abroad,
spending several years in Paris studying
Dainting, for which he had an inherited
talent. During his art course he also
modelled a group in clay. which Green
ouch, the sculptor, was so pleased with
that he induced him to make a study OF
sculpture. His artistic force, however,
was IN coloring and drawing. Among
his strongest examples in Oil-nOt incluG-
ing portraits, OF which he made a great
unaware his "Dream Of Columbus
Washington" Greenough in His STU
dio7' (painted from life in Florence
Eve" Leicester and Amy Robsart- p"
and i" Etie Deans in Prison." The three
first-named are in the possession el
Mann 5. Valentine, Esq, OF this city,
who also owns most of his sketches in
crayon and pencil, including the Amadeus
series Of sketches. In this department OF
art HUBBARD had few equals. lie made five
copies OF the bronze Houdon, as follows
One for the Virginia Military Institute, one
for North Carolina, one for South Carolina,
the one Just sold TO the University Of Mis-.
souri,, and one that is owned by the city OF
Louisville, Ky. His other sculptural eff
forts extant are bust portraitures. HUBBARD
was killed by an explosion of Illuminating
powder which he was manufacturing for
the Confederate Government in his foun-
0ry, on Gyoye read, in this city, in 1862.
he located in Richmond about twelve or
fifteen years prior TO the commencement OF
the late war. To his artistic gifts were
added decided literary attainments.