Captors' Monument - Tarrytown NY
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N 41° 04.908 W 073° 51.513
18T E 595879 N 4548465
Located in Patriot's Park in Tarrytown NY
Waymark Code: WMTDFT
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 11/06/2016
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A bronze portrait of John Paulding holding a rifle in his proper right hand stands atop a tall marble base adorned with a relief plaque illustrating the heroic capture of British spy, Major John Andre, by three Tarrytown militiamen --John Paulding, David Williams, and Isaac Van Wart.
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TITLE: Captors' Monument
ARTIST(S): William Rudolf, Theo Bauer
DATE: 1853
MEDIUM: Bronze, marble
CONTROL NUMBER: IAS 76004523
Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link]
PHYSICAL LOCATION:
Patriot's Park Tarrytown NY (Broadway St)
DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH:
Base is showing signs of age, where inscription is fading due to age
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