The Washington times., 1895-05-11
GENERAL HANCOCK In CLAY
Sculptor EIIicott's Work Viewed BY
Distinguished Gathering.
Ehe Union Hero is Seen Mounted on
His Famous Charger-NobIe
Piece of Sculpture.

Yesterday was a momentous occasion
IN the career OF Mr.. H. ]. EIlicott, the
distinguished sculptor. Throughout the
afternoon, warriors and statesmen, men
and women famous in the field Of art
and letters, flocked TO the studio in the
rear OF his handsome street house to see
the complete model OF the statue OF General
Hancock, upon which the talented worker
in clay has been engaged for months past.
Refreshments were served TO the visitors
and they were all given an opportunity to
meet and 10 converse with the man who is
giving bis life TO the sublime and beautiful.
The finished clay model stands on a
revolving base which was from time to time
moved around in order TO afford the guests
sn opportunity of judging the work OF art
from all sides. II stands fifteen feet high
from the bottom OF the plynth to the tip OF
the generals hat. The statue is equestrian
and the ease and grace OF the riders pose
is as natural as was that OF the dead
warrior. The horse is a noble piece of
work and will OF itself add TO the sculptor's
fame. The charger is represented with
raised foot and beautifully .arcbed neck,
while the distended nostrils seem to
scent danger.
The likeness of the rider both in bearing
and in features TO Gen. Hancock was pro-
Dounced by many of the friends OF the late
warrior 10 be perfect. The strong lndi-
Tiduality OF the face is preserved, but in no
way exaggerated, and the air of self
possession and OF reFerved strength which
the cOuutenance bears is especially notable.
The eyes seem to be looking over the field
of battle and appear TO be infinitely noting
the position OF the opposing forces. Both
horse and rider are IN military dress, and
the typical Hancock hat surmounts the
head OF the general.
The model is finely proportioned and is
remarkable for the lie and VigoT il ex-
presses. 1t viii be sawed into Sections and
plaster casts made OF these separate parts.
The plaster VIII be boxed ana sent 10 me
Gorham Manufacturing Company, OF New
York. W no W i'll cast the statue at their FORKS
in Providence, r. ].
Mr. Ellicott's design was submitted with
many Others in a competitive contest in
which some OF the most prominent sculp-
tons of the country took part, but his
originality and force of treatment won
the day. The reception committee yester
day consisted of Gen. T. II. Straiton, Gen.
j. d. Brady, Gen. Albert Ordway, and
Lieut. Lucian Young.
Among those who called to see the
model were:
Lieut. Gen. and Mrs SchofieId, Rear
Admiral A. K. Hughes, Gen. A. w Greely,
Hon. Damel N. Morgan, Gen. Stewart Van
Sliet, Capt. Oscar F. Long, Qmr. Gen
r. n. Batchclder, Col. ]. M. Wilson. Major
c. J. Wilson, Gen. Marcus Wright, Hon.
Charles Lyman, Gen. o. B. Wilcox, Mrs
Joshua Davis, Mr.. Franklin, Langstaff,
ar. and Mrs. T. c. Fletcher, Mrs. John
EllicOtt, and Miss Ellicott, OF Balti
more; Mrs. de b. R. Keim, Mrs. R. b.
EdmondS, Mr.. aud Mrs. Otto Nesnith,
AIRS. E. g. Bailey, and Miss Marie r.
Bailey. Mr. and Mrs. Max weyl, Mr. and
Mrs. d. j. Horn, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. A.
Harman, u. S. A; Major G. A. Armes,
Mr.. Coyle, Mrs. E. Melville KiIvert and
Miss Cox, Mr.. and Mrs. Henri Rykes,
Mr.. and Mrs. w. i. Lewis, Mr.. and Mrs.
A. s. Durham, Mr and Mrs. William L.
Bramhall, and Messrs. Carl GulherZ, s.
E. Smiley, Major ID. z. NJ. Peixotto, A.
p. Homer, u. w. Harrington, F. c. Jones,
II. G. Bradley, c. A. Stevens, Thomas H
Ellis, Lee HUtchins, Edmund Saxton,
James McCrea, and Major Emmett UreIl.