Abraham de Peyster, (sculpture).

Abraham de Peyster, (sculpture).

Bissell, George Edwin, 1839-1920, sculptor.

Henry-Bonnard Bronze Company, founder.

Abraham de Peyster, (sculpture).

Cast 1895. Installed 1895.

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Sculpture: bronze; Base: granite.

Sculpture: approx. 7 ft. x 44 in. x 50 in.; Base: approx. 80 in. x 7 ft. 8 in. x 8 1/2 ft.

(On book held in figure's proper left hand:) The Law of Her Majesty's Colony of New York (On side of chair, figure's proper right side:) 1717 (On side of chair, figure's proper left side:) 1700 (On front of base:) Property of/Brevet Major General/John Watts de Peyster (On back of granite base:) ABRAHAM DEPEYSTER ALDERMAN OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK 1685; MAYOR OF THAT CITY, 1691-95. MEMBER OF EARL BELLOMONT'S COUNCIL, 1698, ASSISTANT JUDGE OF THE SUPREME COURT, 1698. COLONEL COMMANDING, REGIMENT OF MILITIA OF CITY TRAINED BANDS 1700 CHIEF JUSTICE, 1700, PRESIDENT OF THE KING'S COUNCIL. AND THUS, ACTING GOVERNOR OF THE PROVINCE OF NEW YORK, 1701. TREASURER OF THE PROVINCE OF NEW YORK AND NEW JERSEY, 1706-1721. BORN 8TH JULY 1657. DIED 2D AUGUST 1728. JOHANNES DEPEYSTER, COL. ABRAHAM DEPEYSTER'S FATHER WAS BURGOMASTER 1673 AND DEPUTY MAYOR NY 1677. JOHANNES DEPEYSTER, ANOTHER SON, MAYOR N.Y. 1698 ERECTED BY HIS GT. GT. GT. GRANDSON John Watts Depeyster

A seated portrait of Abraham de Peyster holding a book of New York law in his proper left hand. He is dressed in judicial robes and a wig, and is seated in a chair adorned with reliefs. On the proper left side of his chair is a relief of him on horseback reviewing his troops. On the proper right side of his chair is a relief of a sailing ship of 1717. The sculpture rests on a granite base adorned with a bronze relief of crossed swords, a scroll, and a wreath.

Portrait male -- De Peyster, Abraham -- Full length

Dress -- Ceremonial

Occupation -- Political

Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Lancaster

Administered by Franklin & Marshall College, Phillips Museum of Art, P.O. Box 3003, Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17604

Located Franklin & Marshall College, Buchanan, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

The sculpture cost $10,000 which paid for by de Peyster's great-great-great grandson, John Watts de Peyster. The statue is one of two de Peyster commissioned from the artist. The other statue, located in New York City (see IAS entry 76003482), was cast by a different founder and shows a seated Abraham de Peyster, wearing boots. At Franklin and Marshall, the statue was originally placed in front of the De Peyster Library, but was moved when the library was torn down. IAS files contain article from New York Times, Aug. 22,2003, which discusses both statues.

Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania survey, 1995.

New York Times, Aug. 22, 2003, A21.

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