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    Alexander the Great, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Unknown, sculptor.
    Title: 
    Alexander the Great, (sculpture).
    Other Titles: 
    Figurehead of Hans Macedonian, (sculpture).
    Macedonian Monument, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    ca. 1810. Relocated 1875.
    Medium: 
    Sculpture: wood, painted with epoxy resin; Base: stone.
    Dimensions: 
    Sculpture: approx. 72 x 33 x 45 in.
    Inscription: 
    (On bronze plaque on back of base:) FIGURE HEAD & 4-18 FOUNDERS/OF THE/BRITISH FRIGATE/MADEDONIAN/CAPTURED OCTOBER 25, 1812/BY THE/UNITED STATES FRIGATE/UNITED STATES/UNDER COMMAND/OF/CAPTAIN STEPHEN DECATUR/UNITED STATES NAVY unsigned
    Description: 
    A wooden ship's figurehead from the captured British frigate "Macedonian" depicts a bust of Alexander the Great. The figure is dressed in a shirt with ruffles at the neck and a helmet adorned with long plumes. The sculpture is painted white and is installed atop a square stone base. Each side of the base is adorned with a curved stone bench. A green-painted cannon tube extends from each corner. The front of the base features a bronze relief plaque illustrating the capture of the "Macedonian " (see IAS record 75005879).
    Subject: 
    Portrait male -- Alexander the Great -- Bust
    Occupation -- Other -- Aristocrat
    Occupation -- Military
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- Maryland -- Annapolis
    Figurehead
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Administered by United States Naval Academy, The Museum, 118 Maryland Avenue, Annapolis, Maryland 21402-5034
    Located United States Naval Academy, In front of Mahan Hall, Annapolis, Maryland 21402
    Provenance: 
    Formerly located Norfolk Navy Yard, Norfolk, Virginia until 1875.
    Remarks: 
    This portrait of Alexander the Great (356-323 B. C.) was once the figurehead on the British frigate "Macedonian." The Macedonian was captured by the American frigate "United States" on Oct. 25, 1812.
    References: 
    Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985.
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, Maryland 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 75005839
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