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Washington Monument: Bust of Lafayette, (sculpture). Artist:  Ball, Thomas, 1819-1911, sculptor. Couper, William, 1853-1942, assistant. Royal Foundry, founder. Title:  Washington Monument: Bust of Lafayette, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Bust of Lafayette, (sculpture). Dates:  ca. 1870's. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Bronze. Dimensions:  50 x 43 x 26 in. Description:  Component of a monument to Washington. Washington is surrounded by four bronze busts of his four generals. Below that there are four figures with eagles. This component is a bust of Lafayette in military uniform, with upstanding collar and cravat at throat. Subject:  Portrait male -- Lafayette, Marquis de -- Bust Occupation -- Military -- General Occupation -- Other -- Aristocrat Occupation -- Political -- Statesman Ethnic -- French Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- Los Angeles Sculpture Owner:  Owned by Forest Lawn Museum, 1712 S. Glendale Avenue, Glendale, California 91205 Located at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, 6300 Forest Lawn Drive, Los Angeles, California 90068 Provenance:  Formerly in the collection of Searles, Edward, Methuen, Massachusetts 1903-1958. Exhibitions:  World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago, 1893. Remarks:  Monument modeled in Ball's studio in Italy. Took ten years to complete with the aid of his son-in-law Couper. Brought to America for Columbian Exhibition. References:  Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985. Forest Lawn Museum, 1991. National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, MA5107, 1989. Monumental News, Nov. 1891; March, Oct. 1894. 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 02580022   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 02580022 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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