Statue dedicated: 1910.
Equestrian portrait in bronze of Revolutionary War hero Brigadier General Pulaski (dead at age 34) dressed in the uniform of a cavalry commander from his native Poland. His garb consists of a military jacket with a long cape and a hat adorned with fur and feathers. His feet are in the stirrups, and he holds the horse's reins with both hands. The horse trots with its head raised up and its proper [subject's POV] right foot raised. The sculpture rests on an oval base decorated with a band of foliage and Greek key design. Wreathes flank the inscriptions which appear on the long sides of the base. Three steps lead up to the base.
Located in Freedom Plaza, at Pennsylvania Avenue and 13th Street NW, Washington, DC.
Documentation from the Art Inventories Catalog of the Smithsonian American Art Museum:
siris-artinventories.si.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?uri=full=3100...
More about Pulaski:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casimir_Pulaski
Pulaski's date of birth has been subject to contention, although it seems to have been now proven as 1745.
