equestrian statue An equestrian statue is a statue of a rider mounted on a horse, from the Latin ''eques'', meaning 'knight', deriving from ''equus'', meaning 'horse'. A statue of a riderless horse is strictly an equine statue. A full-sized equestrian statue is a d ...

of Paul Revere by Cyrus Edwin Dallin is installed at Paul Revere Mall near the

Old North Church Old North Church (officially, Christ Church in the City of Boston), at 193 Salem Street, in the North End, Boston, is the location from which the famous "One if by land, two if by sea" signal is said to have been sent. This phrase is related ...

Boston Boston (), officially the City of Boston, is the state capital and most populous city of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, as well as the cultural and financial center of the New England region of the United States. It is the 24th- mo ...

Massachusetts Massachusetts (Massachusett language, Massachusett: ''Muhsachuweesut assachusett writing systems, məhswatʃəwiːsət'' English: , ), officially the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, is the most populous U.S. state, state in the New England ...

Description and history

The sculpture was modeled in 1885, cast in

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 ...

in 1940, and dedicated on September 22 of that year. The statue rests on a Milford granite base designed by Y. Lovell Little and Raymond A. Porter. The artwork was surveyed by the

Smithsonian Institution The Smithsonian Institution ( ), or simply the Smithsonian, is a group of museums and education and research centers, the largest such complex in the world, created by the U.S. government "for the increase and diffusion of knowledge". Founded ...

's " Save Outdoor Sculpture!" program in 1993. Delivery-Dedication.jpg, Delivery of the statue for dedication File:Paul Revere by Cyrus Edwin Dallin, Boston.jpg, Profile of the statue File:Paul Revere and Old North Church.jpg, Statue with the

visible in the background File:Detail of Paul Revere by Cyrus Edwin Dallin, Boston.jpg, Detail showing Dallin's signature

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* 1940 establishments in Massachusetts 1940 sculptures Bronze sculptures in Massachusetts Cultural depictions of Paul Revere Equestrian statues in Massachusetts Granite sculptures in Massachusetts Monuments and memorials in Boston North End, Boston Outdoor sculptures in Boston Sculptures of men in Massachusetts Statues in Boston Works by Cyrus Edwin Dallin {{Massachusetts-sculpture-stub