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The Daily Dispatch: December 1, 1860., [Electronic resource], Assuming the Prince. (search)
Galt's statue of Jefferson. We referred briefly, a few days ago, to this remarkable work of art, executed by Mr. Galt for the University of Virginia, and which is now in this city. We confess that our highest expectations were far surpassed byMr. Galt for the University of Virginia, and which is now in this city. We confess that our highest expectations were far surpassed by an achievement which, in our humble judgment, places Alexander Galt among the first sculptors of the age. We had been prepared from the richness of his early promise to expect great things of this gifted young Virginian; but we never anticipated sucAlexander Galt among the first sculptors of the age. We had been prepared from the richness of his early promise to expect great things of this gifted young Virginian; but we never anticipated such a magnificent triumph as this statue — a work which is glorious to its author, to his native land, and worthy of Thomas Jefferson.--The marble of which it is made is probably the most superb block ever brought to Virginia, and if the work itself isy article of the wearing apparel of his illustrious subject, all of which is yet in an excellent state of preservation. Mr. Galt has evidently thrown his whole soul into this work. The man himself is as admirable as his genius. We were even more d