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Historic Nathan Hale Sculpture Information

Artist: 
MacMonnies, Frederick William, 1863-1937, sculptor.
Jaboeuf & Rouard Fondeurs, founder.
Title: 
Nathan Hale (1755-1776), (sculpture).
Dates: 
1890.
Medium: 
Bronze, dark brown patina.
Dimensions: 
28 1/2 x 9 1/4 x 6 1/4 in. (72.4 x 23.5 x 15.9 cm).
Inscription: 
(Signed and dated proper left side of base:) F. MacMonnies 1890 (Foundry mark, in circular stamp, proper right rear corner:) J A BOEUF & ROUARD/10 & 12 R. DE L'ASILE POPINCOURT/FONDEURS/A/PARIS signed Founder's mark appears.
Subject: 
Portrait male -- Hale, Nathan -- Full length
Occupation -- Military
History -- United States -- Revolution
Object Type: 
Sculpture
Owner: 
Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06520 Accession Number: 1945.55
Provenance: 
Bequest of Seymour, George Dudley,
References: 
Yale University Art Gallery, 1988.
Freedman, Paula B. and Robin Jaffee Frank, "A Checklist of American Sculpture at Yale University," New Haven, CT: Yale University Art Gallery, 1992.
Illustration: 
Freedman, Paula B., "A Checklist of American Sculpture at Yale University," New Haven, CT: Yale University Art Gallery, 1992, pg. 105.
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 07260132

 

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