Burghers of Calais - Washington, DC - Smithsonian Art Inventory Sculptures on Waymarking.com

Official Description:
The sculpture memorializes the British attack of 1346-1347, which ended when the town of Calais surrendered, and the British agreed to not seek retribution if six prominent townspeople, the burghers, would accept imprisonment. The six figures are seen standing in long tattered drapery, one with his head in his hands, and the others staring off into the distance.


Another copy of this sculpture is at Stanford University (California). A total of twelve were cast.

TITLE: Burghers of Calais ARTIST(S): Auguste Rodin DATE: 1884-1889. Cast ca. 1953-1959. MEDIUM: Bronze CONTROL NUMBER: IAS 61570016 Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link] PHYSICAL LOCATION: Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden Independence Avenue at 8th Street, S.W. Washington, District of Columbia 20560 DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH: None

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