equestrian statue of George Washington

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bronze sculpture equestrian statue outdoor sculpture public monument

The equestrian statue of George Washington is a prominent bronze monument in Boston’s Public Garden depicting the first U.S. president on horseback as a symbol of leadership and patriotism.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form	Occurrences
Equestrian Statue of George Washington (Boston)	0
Equestrian statue of George Washington (Boston Public Garden)	1
George Washington equestrian statue	1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	bronze sculpture ⓘ equestrian statue ⓘ outdoor sculpture ⓘ public monument ⓘ
accessibleTo	public ⓘ
artMovement	19th-century American sculpture ⓘ
category	Bronze sculptures in Massachusetts ⓘ Equestrian statues in the United States ⓘ Monuments and memorials to George Washington in the United States ⓘ Outdoor sculptures in Boston ⓘ
commissionedBy	Boston, Massachusetts ⓘ surface form: City of Boston
coordinates	42.353°N 71.070°W ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
creator	Thomas Ball ⓘ
depicts	George Washington on horseback ⓘ
genre	commemorative sculpture ⓘ public art ⓘ
hasInscription	dedicatory text honoring George Washington ⓘ
hasPart	bronze figure of George Washington ⓘ bronze horse ⓘ pedestal ⓘ
height	about 22 feet ⓘ
heritageDesignation	contributing property to Boston Public Garden historic landscape ⓘ
locatedIn	Boston Public Garden ⓘ Boston, Massachusetts ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
locatedNear	Arlington Street entrance of Boston Public Garden ⓘ Commonwealth Avenue Mall ⓘ
mainSubject	George Washington ⓘ
materialUsed	bronze ⓘ
notableFor	being a prominent landmark in Boston Public Garden ⓘ representation of the first president of the United States ⓘ
owner	Boston, Massachusetts ⓘ surface form: City of Boston
purpose	commemoration of George Washington ⓘ symbol of leadership ⓘ symbol of patriotism ⓘ
sculptor	Thomas Ball ⓘ
setting	landscaped park ⓘ
subjectBirthDate	1732 ⓘ
subjectBirthPlace	Westmoreland County, Virginia ⓘ
subjectDeathDate	1799 ⓘ
subjectOccupation	first president of the United States ⓘ military leader ⓘ
touristAttraction	Boston Public Garden ⓘ
unveiledOn	1869 ⓘ
yearCompleted	1869 ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Public Garden → hasAttraction → equestrian statue of George Washington ⓘ

Commonwealth Avenue Mall → hasStatueOf → equestrian statue of George Washington ⓘ

this entity surface form: George Washington equestrian statue

Thomas Ball → notableWork → equestrian statue of George Washington ⓘ

this entity surface form: Equestrian statue of George Washington (Boston Public Garden)