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Woods, Enoch Smith,
Trumbull, John,
Mosman, Melzar Hunt,
Chicopee Bronze Works,
Portrait male -- Knowlton, Thomas
Occupation -- Military
Object -- Weapon
Outdoor Sculpture -- Connecticut -- Hartford
Sculpture
Colonel Thomas Knowlton Statue, (sculpture).
Artist:
Woods, Enoch Smith, 1846-1919, sculptor.
Trumbull, John, 1756-1843, painter. (copy after)
Mosman, Melzar Hunt, 1845-1926, founder.
Chicopee Bronze Works, founder.
Title:
Colonel Thomas Knowlton Statue, (sculpture).
Dates:
Dedicated Nov. 13, 1895.
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze; Base: granite.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 7 ft. 5 in. x 30 in. x 30 in.; Base: approx. 7 ft. x 7 ft. 5 in. x 7 ft. 5 in.
Inscription:
(Artist's signature on north face of bronze plinth near rear) (Founder's mark on south face of bronze plinth, near rear) (Plaque on front of base:) IN MEMORY OF/COLONEL THOMAS KNOWLTON/OF ASHFORD CONN./WHO AS A BOY SERVED IN SEVERAL CAMPAIGNS IN THE/FRENCH AND INDIAN WARS/SHARED IN THE SEIGE AND CAPTURE OF HAVANA IN 1762/WAS IN IMMEDIATE COMMAND OF CONNECTICUT TROOPS/AT THE BATTLE OF BUNKER HILL/WAS WITH HIS COMMANDS CLOSELY ATTACHED/TO THE PERSON OF WASHINGTON/AND WAS KILLED AT THE BATTLE OF HARLEM HEIGHTS/SEPTEMBER 16, 1776/AT THE AGE OF THIRTY-SIX signed Founder's mark appears.
Description:
A full-length standing portrait of Thomas Knowlton, dressed in 18th-century attire with unbuttoned waistcoat, knee breeches, and high boots. He appears in mid-stride. A buckled strap hangs diagonally across his body, with a holder for the sword which is grasped in his proper left hand. The sculpture is set on a multitiered granite base.
Subject:
Portrait male -- Knowlton, Thomas -- Full length
Occupation -- Military -- Colonel
Object -- Weapon -- Sword
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Connecticut -- Hartford
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by State of Connecticut, Office of Legislative Management, Legislative Office Building, 210 Capitol Avenue, Hartford, Connecticut 06106
Located Connecticut State Capitol, 210 Capitol Avenue, Near southeast corner, Hartford, Connecticut 06106
Remarks:
The sculpture was commissioned under the supervision of the State Commission on Sculpture, with funding from the State Legislature. It was commissioned by the General Assembly in 1893 and dedicated Nov. 13, 1895. M. H. Mosman cast the piece. IAS files contain article from The Hartford Courant, Nov. 13, 1895; excerpt from "Hartford's Outdoor Sculpture," exhibition catalogue (April 1981), Trinity College, Hartford, pg. 71-72. Woods modeled the statue after the portrait of Col. Knowlton by John Trumbull, Jr., 1735.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Connecticut survey, 1993.
Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985.
National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, CT0029, 1989.
Monumental News, Dec. 1895, pg. 749.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Note:
The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide.
Repository:
Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012
Control Number:
IAS 75001660
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Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
75001660
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