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''Andrew Jackson'' refers to an equestrian statue by Clark Mills in Lafayette Square, Washington, D.C.〔http://www.preservationnation.org/travel-and-sites/sites/southern-region/decatur-house/andrew-jackson-statue.html〕〔http://www.dcmemorials.com/index_indiv0000800.htm〕〔http://www.nps.gov/whho/planyourvisit/explore-the-northern-trail.htm〕 ==History== It was commissioned in May 1847, cast in 1852, and dedicated on January 8, 1853, by Stephen A. Douglas.〔https://archive.org/stream/orationofhonstep00doug/orationofhonstep00doug_djvu.txt〕 It was the first equestrian statue made in America. Jackson's horse at the Battle of New Orleans was named ''Duke''; but Mills modeled the horse from his own horse named ''Olympus''.〔http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/08/02/AR2010080204431.html〕 Mills trained his horse to pose on its haunches. He completed a plaster model, and started a foundry to produce the casting. He produced six castings until the final one was completed, with ten pieces.〔James M. Goode, ''Outdoor Sculpture of Washington, D.C.'', Smithsonian Institution Press, 1974, ISBN 0-87474-138-6, p. 377〕 The statue was recently restored, and spurs added. The front of the base bears the inscription: OUR FEDERAL UNION IT MUST BE PRESERVED 〔("Andrew Jackson, (sculpture)" ). ''Save Outdoor Sculpture, District of Columbia survey,'' 1993. SIRIS〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Andrew Jackson (Mills)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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