. Roose's companion and guide to Washington and vicinity . Greenoughs 29 said to be a faithful copy of one he actually wore. The groupcost $24,000. On the north side of the steps, occupying a similar elevation,is another marble group—the artist, Horatio Greenough—calledCivilization, or the Settlement of the Country. It representsthe American pioneer in conflict with the Indian; the fight isdesperate; the wife of the frontier settler, with her babe, and afaithful dog, are the adjuncts. Greenough was at work eightyears on this group, which cost $24,000. TYMPANUM OF THE PORTICO. Befo
. Roose's companion and guide to Washington and vicinity . Greenoughs 29 said to be a faithful copy of one he actually wore. The groupcost $24,000. On the north side of the steps, occupying a similar elevation,is another marble group—the artist, Horatio Greenough—calledCivilization, or the Settlement of the Country. It representsthe American pioneer in conflict with the Indian; the fight isdesperate; the wife of the frontier settler, with her babe, and afaithful dog, are the adjuncts. Greenough was at work eightyears on this group, which cost $24,000. TYMPANUM OF THE PORTICO. Before we enter the Portico we will direct attention to a groupof allegorical figures of colossal size, said to be the design ofJohn Quincy Adams, executed by Signor Persico, and occupyingthe tympanum of the Portico—just over our heads. The central figure is the Genius of America, crowned with astar, holding a shield; on it are the letters U. S. A. The shieldrests on an altar, on which, within an oaken wreath, is inscribed,July 4, 1776. At her feet sits an eagle. Behind her i
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