Equestrian statue of George Washington (Newark)
George Washington is an outdoor equestrian statue by the Scottish-American sculptor J. Massey Rhind located in Washington Park in Newark, New Jersey. It depicts General George Washington saying farewell to the troops of the Continental Army on November 2, 1783, and was dedicated on the anniversary of that event in 1912. History
Sculptor J. Massey Rhind was commissioned to do the work, funded by the bequest of Amos H. Van Horn (1840–1908), owner of one of the largest furniture stores in Newark. Born in Edinburgh, Rhind (1860–1936) had a workshop in New York City and was known for the classical caryatids at Macy's Department Store on 34th Street. Rhind's proposal was for a distinctive equestrian statue, showing General Washington saying farewell to the troops and standing beside, rather than mounted on, his horse, which helped secure the commission. The statue was cast in 1912 by the Roman Bronze Works of New York City, which had also done the casting of Rhind's sculptures for the Stephenson Grand Army of the Republic Memorial in Washington, D.C. George Washington was installed in Newark's Washington Park and dedicated on November 2, 1912, the anniversary of the event depicted. President William H. Taft was scheduled to deliver an address at the dedication, but then had to attend the funeral of vice-president James S. Sherman, who had died three days earlier, on October 30. Description

The bronze sculpture depicts General Washington saying his farewell address to the troops of the Continental Army at Rocky Hill, New Jersey, on November 2, 1783. This event was after word of the peace treaty ending the American Revolutionary War had arrived from Paris. The statue shows Washington, dismounted from his horse, in military uniform, and with a riding cloak over his shoulder. His horse is shown with a raised foot and lowered head. The statue measures approximately  high x  wide x  long and is on a stone base that measures approximately  high x  wide x  long. Legacy
After its dedication in 1912, brewery mogul Christian William Feigenspan commissioned Rhind for a copy of the equestrian statue of Bartolomeo Colleoni in Venice. The statue was dedicated in Newark's Clinton Park (now Lincoln Park) on July 28, 1916. The Washington statue was added to the National Register of Historic Places as a contributing property of the James Street Commons Historic District on January 9, 1978. It was surveyed by the Save Outdoor Sculpture program of the Smithsonian American Art Museum in 1995. See also
 List of public art in Newark, New Jersey
 List of statues of George Washington
 List of sculptures of presidents of the United States
 List of equestrian statues in the United States
 New Jersey in the American Revolution
 Timeline of Newark, New Jersey
 Rockingham – Where Washington wrote his farewell orders

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Sculptures by J. Massey Rhind
Statues of George Washington
Public art in Newark, New Jersey
1912 sculptures
Bronze sculptures in New Jersey
Equestrian statues in New Jersey
Monuments and memorials in New Jersey
Monuments and memorials to George Washington in the United States
Outdoor sculptures in New Jersey
Sculptures of men in New Jersey
National Register of Historic Places in Newark, New Jersey
Historic district contributing properties in Newark, New Jersey
New Jersey in the American Revolution