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Richards, A. Keene,
Adams Monument Company,
Homage -- Troye, Edward
Occupation -- Art
Mythology -- Classical
Object -- Other
Object -- Other
Outdoor Sculpture -- Kentucky -- Georgetown
Gravestone
Sculpture
(Edward Troye Monument), (sculpture).
Artist:
Richards, A. Keene, designer.
Adams Monument Company, fabricator.
Title:
(Edward Troye Monument), (sculpture).
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: marble, partially painted gold; Base: stone.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 5 ft. 10 in. x 1 ft. 5 in. x 1 ft. 5 in.; Base: approx. 2 ft. 5 in. x 2 ft. x 2 ft.
Inscription:
(Bottom corner of sculpture, incised:) ADAMS/LEX. KY. (Front of sculpture, on column, incised:) SACRED/TO THE/MEMORY/OF/E.TROYE/ARTIST (On lower front of sculpture, incised:) EDWARD TROYE/BORN IN LAUSANNE/SWITZERLAND/JULY 12, 1808;/DIED IN GEORGETOWN/KENTUCKY/JULY 25, 1874./AGED 66 YEARS./--/"I AM THE RESURRECTION/AND THE LIFE" Founder's mark appears.
Description:
A gravestone for Edward Troye, with a female muse standing barefoot wearing a sleeveless, full-length, flowing gown. Her proper right arm holds a wreath and rests on a draped urn. The urn's drape flows behind her, and she holds the drape hem with her proper left hand. The urn is elevated on an inscribed, square column; the lower, square part of which the muse rests her elevated proper right foot on. The lower part of the sculpture is platform-like with inscriptions, and the sculpture is mounted upon a short, square base.
Subject:
Homage -- Troye, Edward
Occupation -- Art -- Painter
Mythology -- Classical -- Muse
Object -- Other -- Wreath
Object -- Other -- Vase
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Kentucky -- Georgetown
Gravestone
Sculpture
Owner:
Georgetown Cemetery, 710 South Broadway, Georgetown, Kentucky 40324
Remarks:
Edward Troye, 1808-1874, was one of the foremost American painters of horses in the nineteenth century. The designer of the sculpture, Alexander Keene Richards, was a friend and patron of Edward Troye, and it was at Richards' farm, Blue Grass Park, near Georgetown, that Troye continued to paint in his final years. IAS files contain a brief biography of Edward Troye.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Kentucky survey, 1994.
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 KY000195
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Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
KY000195
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