Wallace Monument, (sculpture).

Wallace Monument, (sculpture).

Stevenson, D. W., sculptor.

Wallace Monument, (sculpture).

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Sculpture: bronze; Base: granite.

Sculpture: approx. 16 x 6 x 4 ft.; Base: approx. 14 x 12 x 11 ft.

(On front of base:) WALLACE/PATRIOT AND MARTYR/FOR/SCOTTISH LIBERTY/1305 (On back of base:) PRESENTED BY/WILLIAM WALLACE SPENCE/TO THE CITY OF BALTIMORE/1893 unsigned

Atop a tall rectangular stone base is a standing portrait of Wallace viewing the battle for Scotland's independence that took place in 1305 near Stirling Castle. He holds up a sword in his raised proper right hand and rests his proper left hand on a shield which bears the image of a lion. He is dressed in his battle uniform which consists of a helmet, cape, and mesh body armor. A horn hangs from a strap across his chest.

Portrait male -- Wallace, -- Full length

Dress -- Historic -- Armor

Occupation -- Military -- Soldier

Ethnic -- Scottish

Outdoor Sculpture -- Maryland -- Baltimore

Administered by City of Baltimore, Recreation and Parks, 2600 Madison Avenue, Baltimore, Maryland 21217

Located Druid Hill Park, Lake Drive, Baltimore, Maryland

The sculpture is a copy of the original sculpture by D. W. Stevenson which crowns the Abbey Craig near Steeling, Scotland. This cast was given to the City of Baltimore by William Wallace Spence in 1893 on St. Andrew's Day.

For additional information see Kathleen Kotarba's report "The Baltimore Bronze Project" Baltimore: Baltimore City Commission for Historical and Architectural Preservation, July 1989, pg. 8; Henry and Caroline Naylor's "Public Monuments & Sculpture of Baltimore: An Introduction to the Collection, 1987, pg. 52; Wilbur Harvey Hunter, "The Monumental City, The Rinehart School of Sculpture 75th Anniversary Catalogue 1896-1971," pg. 42; and William Sener Rusk's "Art in Baltimore: Monuments and Memorials," Baltimore: Norman, Remington, 1929, pg. 87-88.

Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985

The Peale Museum.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Maryland, Baltimore survey, 1993.

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