Andrew Jackson Statue Near White House Dedicated 160 Years Ago In Lafayette Square (PHOTOS) WASHINGTON — Clark Mills’ equestrian statue honoring former President Andrew Jackson across the street from the White House is one of the nation’s most recognizable sculptures, albeit one that might be easily overlooked, too.
Four Salutes to the Nation. The Andrew Jackson equestrian statue in Lafayette Park is familiar to most of the world in its place in front of the White House in Washington, D.C. The original sculpture was erected in 1853. Thereafter the sculptor, Clark Mills, made replicas for New Orleans in 1856 and for Nashville in 1880.
Erected in 1853, it was the first bronze statue cast in the country and the first equestrian statue in the world to be balanced solely on the horse's hind legs. The sculptor, Clark Mills, had never seen an equestrian statue before, let alone one where the horse balances on two legs.
W Francis Asbury: 16th and Mount Pleasant NW (1924) All hooves on ground; died in peace. This horse statue, Francis Asbury, is one of two that faces away from the White House in the District of Columbia. All the others face toward the White House.
The bronze statue faces west, while Jackson and his charger look slightly south toward the White House. Grouped at the base are four of the cannons Jackson captured in Pensacola, Florida. These four are rare pieces cast by Josephus Barnola at the royal foundry in Barcelona, Spain, and are named El Aristeo (1773), El Apolo (1773), El Witiza (1748), and El Egica (1748) for Greek gods and Visigoth kings.
The direction of the horse reflects a convention whereby nearly all equestrian statues of generals in Washington point toward the White House, with the notable exception of Jackson, facing west.
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A replica of Shrady's statue in Brooklyn, New York City. J.C. Nichols Memorial Fountain, by Henri-Léon Gréber, Country Club Plaza, 1910. Relocated in the 1950s from Harbor Hill in Roslyn, New York. The four equestrian statues may be allegorical figures of major rivers, with the Native American rider representing the Mississippi River.
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