John Scoles
Consecrated to the Memory of Gen. Alexander Hamilton

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Artist John Scoles (American, born England, c. 1772–1853)American, born England, c. 1772–1853

CultureAmerican

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Consecrated to the Memory of Gen. Alexander Hamilton

Datec. 1805

Printed inUnited States

MediumStipple engraving and line engraving on wove paper

DimensionsPlate: 14 3/4 × 18 3/4 in. (37.5 × 47.6 cm)
Sheet: 15 3/4 × 20 1/4 in. (40 × 51.4 cm)

Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, museum purchase funded by Sharon Grimm Dies In honor of Dr. Lauren Dies Brollier

Object numberB.2019.8

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DescriptionAmong the most celebrated and revered of America’s Founding Fathers, Alexander Hamilton is remembered as the primary author of The Federalist Papers and as the leading force in establishing the young republic’s financial system. This very rare memorial to Hamilton features a large obelisk and urn—typical funerary imagery—along with depictions of Liberty and Columbia, who holds a 15-star flag. Liberty symbolized the new nation’s political and social ideals, while Columbia represented the United States as a whole, as Britannia did for Great Britain.
ProvenanceKenneth Newman collection; [The Old Print Shop, New York]; purchased by MFAH, 2019.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

Recto: Inscribed in printed ink, in plate, upper center: AH [cursive]
Recto: Inscribed in printed ink, in plate, lower center: GEN. HAMILTON / DEPARTED THIS LIFE / JULY 12th. / 1804
Recto: Inscribed in printed ink, below plate, center: CONSECRATED to the MEMORY of GEN. ALEXANDER HAMILTON.
Recto: Inscribed in printed ink, below plate, right: J. Scoles sculpt.

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