Plan of a Washington Monument
This monument has a square base supporting a portrait of Washington and allegorical statues representing the continents at the corners between flights of steps. Above there is a circular temple with thirteen columns supporting a globe with a statue of Washington at the appex. The design is set within a park and a church spire appears in the distance at right. Presumably this is a proposed alternate plan for the national monument to George Washington built in Washington DC 1848-56, and 1876-84.
Artwork Details
- Title: Plan of a Washington Monument
- Artist: John William Orr (American (born, Ireland) 1815–1887 Jersey City, New Jersey)
- Designer: Monument designed by William Wallace (American, 19th century)
- Publisher: C. G. Graham and Co. (New York, NY)
- Date: 1848
- Medium: Wood engraving
- Dimensions: Sheet: 23 13/16 × 14 9/16 in. (60.5 × 37 cm)
- Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: Bequest of Herbert Mitchell, 2008
- Object Number: 2018.839.122
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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