That the man who designed this …
… also designed this?
It’s true … John H. Duncan designed both the monument to the Irish Brigade at Gettysburg and Grant’s Tomb.
I discovered this one day when I was taking a close look at the Gettysburg monument.
That’s my contribution to St. Patrick’s Day.
By the way, the man who sculpted this monument …
… also sculpted this death mask:
… as well as this bust:
His name? Karl Gerhardt … who was pictured on the cover of Frank Leslie’s Illustrated Weekly working on the death mask.
That certainly puts an interesting twist on the Warren statue, doesn’t it?
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Well done. I knew none of that. A small quibble, however – you should have added this one – and the replica on campus (he was the second President of the school) is known as “Fair Catch Corby”…. 🙂
http://www.gettysburg.stonesentinels.com/Individuals/Corby.php
I would have never made that connection! What an interesting tidbit for this St. Patrick’s Day.
* Gulp! * The sight of Grant’s death mask is so sad! And the look of Grant’s face on the bronze bust is sad also. It shows his suffering during his last months. The artist’s work is exceptional to be so moving.
Does this mean there is also a large, bronze dog on Grant’s Tomb? I failed to bring dog biscuits during my pilgrimage to Gettysburg a few years ago; I would hate to make the same faux pas when I visit New York.
Interesting.
Bronze dog? Please explain.
Hello, Nancy Winkler. The “bronze dog” refers to the figure of the Irish wolfhound on the Irish Brigade Monument on the Gettysburg Battlefield. It is not quite so easy to make out in the photo at the top of the page, but an Irish wolfhound lies at the foot of the Celtic cross on the monument. The wolfhound is actually one of two bronze dogs on monuments at Gettysburg. The other dog, a bull terrier, is an homage to the mascot of the 11th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, a regiment that also fought at Gettysburg. The dog of the 11th PA, Sallie Ann Jarrett, faithfully accompanied the soldiers throughout nearly the entire war, until she was killed in action in February 1865 at Hatcher’s Run, Virginia. Her life-size statue is part of the regimental monument at Gettysburg, where she is remembered for remaining on the battlefield guarding her wounded and dead companions throughout the three-day battle.