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brigadier general measures approximately 8 ft. x 3 ft. 6 in. x 3 ft. 6 in., and rests on a granite base that measures approximately 6 ft. 6 in. x 5 ft. 6 in. x 5 ft. 6 in.
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The sculpture was met with a lukewarm reception in the nineteenth century. William H. Downes complained that it was "rather showy and theatrical, and comes near to being bombastic in its effect."
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It was completed in 1875. The work was surveyed as part of the
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This article about a sculpture in Massachusetts is a
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Martin Milmore
John Glover
Boston
Massachusetts
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42°21′10.2″N 71°4′28.8″W / 42.352833°N 71.074667°W / 42.352833; -71.074667
John Glover
Martin Milmore
Boston
Commonwealth Avenue Mall
U.S. state
Massachusetts
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