Winter 2016

Winter 148 www.afamag.com | w ww.incollect.com Fig. 11: Andrew Jackson on Horseback, by Cornelius & Baker, Philadelphia, 1855– 1860. Bronzed zinc. H. 24 in. The original statue of heroic size was designed and cast in bronze by Clark Mills (1810–1883) and placed in Lafayette Park, in front of the White House in Washington, D.C., in 1853. In 1855, Mills patented the design and contracted with Cornelius & Baker to cast reductions in bronzed zinc for sale to the public. Private collection.