bronze Bronze is an alloy consisting primarily of copper, commonly with about 12–12.5% tin and often with the addition of other metals (including aluminium, manganese, nickel, or zinc) and sometimes non-metals, such as phosphorus, or metalloids such ...

statue of Charles Carroll of Carrollton by

Richard E. Brooks Richard Edwin Brooks (1865–1919) was born in Braintree, Massachusetts, studied in Paris under the sculptor Jean-Paul Aubé (1837–1916). His early work ''Chant de la Vague'' (Song of the Wave) was idealistic; later works were more conventio ...

is installed in the

crypt A crypt (from Latin ''crypta'' "vault") is a stone chamber beneath the floor of a church or other building. It typically contains coffins, sarcophagi, or religious relics. Originally, crypts were typically found below the main apse of a chur ...

of the United States Capitol, in Washington, D.C., as part of the National Statuary Hall Collection. It was gifted by the U.S. state of Maryland in 1903.

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* 1903 establishments in Washington, D.C. 1903 sculptures Bronze sculptures in Washington, D.C. Monuments and memorials in Washington, D.C. National Statuary Hall Collection Sculptures of men in Washington, D.C. Statues of U.S. Founding Fathers {{US-sculpture-stub

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