The Discovery of America is a large marble sculptural group, created by Luigi Persico, which adorned the front of the east façade of the United States Capitol building from 1844 to 1958, before being
Both The Discovery (left) and The Rescue (right) are visible in this image of Abraham Lincoln's 1861 inauguration.
The Rescue is a large marble sculpture group which was assembled in front of the east façade of the United States Capitol building and exhibited there from 1853 until 1958, when it was removed and nev
A lithograph based on the statue.
The dog from The Rescue displayed at Middlebury College Museum of Art in 1999