Frederick William MacMonnies was the best known expatriate American sculptor of the Beaux-Arts school, as successful and lauded in France as he was in the United States. He was also a highly accomplis
Self-portrait, 1896, Terra Foundation for American Art
Tabletop-sized copy of Nathan Hale, in the National Gallery of Art
Cupid by MacMonnies at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1898
Reduced versions of his Pan of Rohallion became part of MacMonnies's stock in trade
Nathan Hale was an American Patriot, soldier, and spy for the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. He volunteered for an intelligence-gathering mission in New York City but was capt
Frederick William MacMonnies
…8' tall Nathan Hale statue was the first major commission gained by MacMonnies. Erected in 1893 in New York City, it now stands near where the actual Nathan Hale was thought to have been executed by hanging. Copies are scattered in museums across the United States, since MacMonnies was one of the earliest American…
Nathan Hale, by Frederick MacMonnies, City Hall Park, New York
Commission of Nathan Hale, captain in the Nineteenth Regiment of foot, commanded by Colonel Charles Webb. Signed by John Hancock. January 1, 1776.
Nathan Hale as depicted in bronze (1890) by Frederick William MacMonnies at the Brooklyn Museum