''Jacques Marquette'' is a statue by

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Jacques Marquette Jacques Marquette S.J. (June 1, 1637 – May 18, 1675), sometimes known as Père Marquette or James Marquette, was a French Jesuit missionary who founded Michigan's first European settlement, Sault Sainte Marie, and later founded Saint Igna ...

, the best-known version being the 1896 marble one installed in the

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in the

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Versions

National Statuary Hall Collection

The statue in the

is one of two donated by the state of

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. The work was accepted into the senate in 1896.

Marquette, Michigan

Another version of the statue is the 1897 bronze casting located in Pere Marquette Park,

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which was cast in

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and includes two bas reliefs set in the sandstone base.

Mackinac Island, Michigan

In 1909, a third version was dedicated in Marquette Park on

Mackinac Island Mackinac Island ( ; french: Île Mackinac; oj, Mishimikinaak ᒥᔑᒥᑭᓈᒃ; otw, Michilimackinac) is an island and resort area, covering in land area, in the U.S. state of Michigan. The name of the island in Odawa is Michilimackinac an ...

, Michigan. A plaster version of the statue is located at the State Historical Society of Wisconsin.

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