Major General Comte Jean de Rochambeau, (sculpture).

Major General Comte Jean de Rochambeau, (sculpture).

Hamar, Fernand, 1869-ca. 1930, sculptor.

Fondu Parle Pal D'Osne, founder.

Major General Comte Jean de Rochambeau, (sculpture).

Original 1899. 1901. Dedicated May 24, 1902.

Sculpture: bronze; Base: granite.

Sculpture: approx. H. 8 ft. Diam. 6 ft.; Base: approx. 20 ft. x 12 ft. 2 in. x 12 ft. 2 in.

FONDU PARLE PAL D'OSNE 58 RUE VOLTAIRE / (Sculpture of Liberty, front near base:) F. HAMAR (Base, north face:) We have been/contemporaries/and/fellow labourers/in the cause/of liberty/and we have lived/together/as brothers should do/in harmonious friendship/WASHINGTON TO ROCHAMBEAU/Feb. 1, 1784 (Base, north face, bottom:) BY THE CONGRESS/MAY XXIV MDCCCII (Base, front below sculpture of Rochambeau:) ROCHAMBEAU signed Founder's mark appears.

Figure of Rochambeau stands atop a high base adorned with a female figure representing Liberty. Rochambeau holds his proper right arm out in front of himself and points out into the distance. His proper left hand is at his side and holds a sheet of paper which details his plan of battle. He is dressed in a Continental Army uniform consisting of a long jacket, vest, tall boots and a hat. His sword is at his proper left side. The female figure representing Liberty stands on the front of the base holding a sword with her proper left hand and a flag with her proper right hand. There is an eagle at her feet.

Portrait male -- Rochambeau, Jean Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur -- Full length

Occupation -- Military -- General

Occupation -- Other -- Aristocrat

Ethnic -- French

History -- United States -- Revolution

Figure female -- Full length

Allegory -- Civic -- Liberty

Outdoor Sculpture -- District of Columbia -- Washington

Administered by United States Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Washington, District of Columbia

Located Lafayette Square, Pennsylvania Avenue between Jackson Place & Madison Place, N.W., Washington, District of Columbia

Sculpture is a replica of the statue of Rochambeau erected in Vendome, France in June 1899. Comte Jean Baptiste Donatien de Vineur de Rochambeau (1725-1807) came to the U.S. in 1780 from his native France as leader of the Royal French Expeditionary Forces which took part in the American Revolution. IAS files contain related article from the Evening Star (District of Columbia), April 19, 1902 which describes the dedication ceremony.

Treated 2006 July. Kreilick Conservation, LLC (Oreland, PA). Treatment report on file with owner and conservator.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, District of Columbia survey, 1993.

Monumental News, May 1902, pg. 294.

Goode, James M., "The Outdoor Sculpture of Washington, D.C., A Comprehensive Historical Guide," Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1974, pg. 379.

Smithsonian Institution Research Expeditions Volunteer Project, 1991.

National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, DC0004, 1989.

Michael Richman, SAAM curatorial assistant, 1967-1969.

SOS Conservation Notification Report, 2008.

Goode, James M., "The Outdoor Sculpture of Washington, D.C., A Comprehensive Historical Guide," Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1974, pg. 379.

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.

Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012

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