Roger B. Taney (sculpture)

Roger B. Taney
Artist William Henry Rinehart
Year 1871; Recast 1887
Material Bronze
Dimensions 220 cm × 120 cm × 160 cm (86 in × 47 in × 62 in)
Owner City of Baltimore

Roger B. Taney is a bronze statue of Roger B. Taney, by William Henry Rinehart.

It is located in the North Garden, at Mount Vernon Place, Baltimore. The statue is a recast of the original at Annapolis, Maryland [1]

The inscription reads:
(On rear proper left side of sculpture:)
inv et(?) mod. W. H. Rinehart Rom
(On rear proper right side of sculpture:)
FERD. VON MILLER
(...inscription illegible)
MUNCHEN 188(?)
(On book in figure's proper left hand:)

THE
CONSTITUTION

(On plaque on front of granite base:)

ROGER B. TANEY OF MARYLAND
CHIEF JUSTICE

signed Founder's mark appears

See also

References

  1. ^ "Roger B. Taney, (sculpture)". Save Outdoor Sculpture, Maryland, Baltimore survey. 1993. http://siris-artinventories.si.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?uri=full=3100001~!11336~!0#focus. Retrieved September 13, 2011. 

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