Statue d'Andrew Jackson, Lafayette Square, Washington DC — Photo noir et blanc | Statue d'Andrew Jackson, Lafayette Square, Washington, D.C. Photographie noir et blanc prise d'un angle bas, montrant la statue équestre contre un ciel lumineux.
6000 x 4000 px | 50,8 x 33,9 cm | 20 x 13,3 inches | 300dpi
Date de la prise de vue:
15 mai 2019
Lieu:
Lafayette Square, Washington DC, District of Columbia, United States
Informations supplémentaires:
Photograph by David Coleman. The Andrew Jackson statue in Lafayette Park represents a pioneering achievement in American bronze casting. Sculptor Clark Mills, who had never seen an equestrian statue, completed this 9-foot-high, 12-foot-wide bronze in 1852. The statue depicts Jackson as he appeared reviewing troops at the Battle of New Orleans, mounted on a rearing horse balanced solely on its hind legs—an engineering feat that had challenged even Leonardo da Vinci. Cast in ten pieces using 15 tons of bronze from Navy surplus materials, the statue stands on a marble base inscribed with "Jackson" and "The Federal Union, It Must Be Preserved." Four authentic Spanish cannon, cast in Barcelona between 1748-1773 and captured by Jackson at Pensacola, flank the monument. Mills cast the statue in his purpose-built foundry near 15th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW, requiring six attempts to successfully cast the horse. Dedicated on January 8, 1853, before 20, 000 spectators, this monument proved American sculptors could create sophisticated works without European training.
