. Washington, what to see, and how to see it. A sightseer's guide .. . First Floor. Second Floor. First Floor.—I. Vestibule containing Bas Reliefs Busts of Roman andGreek celebrites, last days of Napoleon and other objects. II. Trustees Room. III. Hall of Bronzes and Ceramics. IV. Hall ofAntique Sculpture. V. Hall of Modern Sculpture. VI. Gallery of theRenaissance. VII. Ladies Retiring Room. VIII. Janitors Room. Second Floor.—Hall and Stairway.—Statuary. X. Main Picture Gallerycontaining the main collection. XL East Gallery—American Southeast Gallery—Statuary and Paintings. XIII
. Washington, what to see, and how to see it. A sightseer's guide .. . First Floor. Second Floor. First Floor.—I. Vestibule containing Bas Reliefs Busts of Roman andGreek celebrites, last days of Napoleon and other objects. II. Trustees Room. III. Hall of Bronzes and Ceramics. IV. Hall ofAntique Sculpture. V. Hall of Modern Sculpture. VI. Gallery of theRenaissance. VII. Ladies Retiring Room. VIII. Janitors Room. Second Floor.—Hall and Stairway.—Statuary. X. Main Picture Gallerycontaining the main collection. XL East Gallery—American Southeast Gallery—Statuary and Paintings. XIII. Octagon Room-Here is Powers Greek Slave (original). XIV. Southwest Gallery—OgleTayloe Collection Paintings. XV. West Gallery—Paintings. LAFAYETTE SQUARE AND STATUE. 35. MILLS JACKSON. and Chevalier Duportail of theFrench army, and Counts DEs-taing and DeGrasse, of the FrenchNavy, serving as allies in the clos-ing years of the War for Indepe-dence, ordered by Congress 1884,to cost $50,000, is novi^ under con-tract with the eminent Frenchsculptors Antoine Falquiere andAntonin Mercie. The total heightfrom sub-base to top of surmount-ing statue will be45. The figureof Lafayette in Continental uni-form will be 10, and the subordi-nate figures 9 high. The heroicfigure in front represents Americaoffering the sword of liberty toLafayette and pointing to the inscription. On the back of thepedestal will te allegorical figuresand the inscription. The groupis to be finished 1890. Proprietywould fix as the site LafayetteSquare, north of the ExecutiveMansion, a name suggested byWashington and Jefferson whenthe city was laid out. The removalof the Jackson statue to anothesite would follow. On Pennsylvania Ave., N. side,opposite the Treasury building isthe Departmen
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