Washington DC, the white marble fountain in Dupont Circle. The statue symbolizes The Sea and is carrying a ship. In spring.

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Memorial Fountain in Dupont Circle Washington NW. In memory of Samuel Francis Dupont - Rear Admiral, United States Navy, 1803-1865. Sculptor: Daniel Chester French. Architect: Henry Bacon. Completed in 1921 (replacing a statue of Admiral Dupont standing). This right side: a semi-nude symbolizing The Sea, safely carrying a ship. Partly visible to the left: the statue symbolizing The Stars. French and Bacon also did the Lincoln Memorial (1910-1922) and the Lincoln Sculpture (1920) together.

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Size: 6144px × 4096px
Location: Dupont Circle, Washington DC US USA United States of America
Photo credit: © Wiskerke / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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