A statue of American Revolutionary War hero William Prescott by William Wetmore Story is installed next to the Bunker Hill Monument in Charlestown, Boston, Massachusetts, United States.
Statue of William Prescott | |
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![]() The statue in 2019 | |
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Artist | William Wetmore Story |
Subject | William Prescott |
Location | Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
42°22′34.2″N 71°3′39.2″W / 42.376167°N 71.060889°W |
Description and history
editThe bronze sculpture was cast in 1880 in Rome by the founder Alessandro Nelli and dedicated in 1881. It measures approximately 8 ft. x 4 ft. x 5 ft. 10 in., and rests on a red and grey Quincy granite base that measures approximately 6 ft. 2 in. x 5 ft. 4 in. x 5 ft. 10 in. The work was surveyed by the Smithsonian Institution's "Save Outdoor Sculpture!" program in 1994.[1]
References
edit- ^ "Bunker Hill Monument: Statue of Colonel Prescott, (sculpture)". Smithsonian Institution. Archived from the original on September 18, 2023. Retrieved November 14, 2019.
External links
editMedia related to William Prescott statue by Story at Wikimedia Commons
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