Harvard Art Museums > S23: John Gorham Palfrey (1796-1881) Sculpture Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"John Gorham Palfrey (1796-1881) (William Wetmore Story)(John Gorham Palfrey) , S23,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Dec 22, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/305336. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number S23 People William Wetmore Story, American (Salem, MA 1819 - 1895 Valombrosa, Italy) John Gorham Palfrey (1796-1881) Title John Gorham Palfrey (1796-1881) Classification Sculpture Work Type sculpture, relief Date 1892 Places Creation Place: Europe, Italy, Lazio, Rome Culture American Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/305336 Physical Descriptions Medium Marble Technique Relief Dimensions 88.3 x 71 x 13 cm (34 3/4 x 27 15/16 x 5 1/8 in.) Inscriptions and Marks Signed: lower left: W.W. STORY/ROME 1892 inscription: Middle of object: PALFREY ORDAINED IN VARIED WALKS TO SHINE/ STATESMAN, HISTORIAN, CRITIC, AND DIVINEBottom of object: JOHN GORHAM PALFREY/BORN IN BOSTON MDCCXCVI/ DIED IN CAMBRIDGE MDCCCLXXXI------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------THERE ARE WHO TRIUMPH IN A LOSING CAUSE,/ WHO CAN PUT ON DEFEAT, AS 'TWERE A WREATH/UNWITHERING IN THE ADVERSE POPULAR BREATH,/SAFE FROM THE BLASTING DEMAGOGUE'S APPLAUSE/TIS THEY WHO STAND FOR FREEDOM AND GOD'S LAWS inscription: base, English: in frieze: Palfrey ordained in varied walks to shine/statesman, historian, critic and divine below frieze: John Gorham Palfrey/Born in Boston MDCCXCVI/Died in Cambridge MDCCCLXXXI/There are who triumph in a losing cause, who can put on defeat, as 'twere a wreath, safe from the blasting demagogue's applause tis they who stand for freedom and god's laws. Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard University Portrait Collection, Gift of the family of John G. Palfrey, 1891 Object Number S23 Division European and American Art Contact am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of European and American Art at am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
