Robert Emmet is a bronze statue of Robert Emmet by Jerome Connor. There are four examples: Massachusetts Avenue and 24th Street, N.W. Washington, D.C.; St Stephen's Green, Dublin; Golden Gate Park, San Francisco; Emmetsburg, Iowa.
The San Francisco example was dedicated on July 20, 1919. The Washington example was cast in 1916, and was dedicated on June 28, 1917. It was rededicated on April 22, 1966. The statue was a gift to the Smithsonian Institution on loan to the National Park Service.
The inscription reads: (On right side of bronze base of sculpture:) JEROME CONNOR 1916 (Front of stone base:) Robert Emmet Irish Patriot 1778–1803 "Lidia-saon-eine" (On plaque, back of base:) "I WISHED TO PROCURE FOR MY COUNTRY THE GUARANTEE WHICH WASHINGTON PROCURED FOR AMERICA I HAVE PARTED FROM EVERYTHING THAT WAS DEAR TO ME IN THIS LIFE FOR MY COUNTRY'S CAUSE WHEN MY COUNTRY TAKES HER PLACE AMONG THE NATIONS OF THE EARTH, THEN, AND NOT TILL THEN LET MY EPITAPH BE WRITTEN" Extracts from Emmet's speech from the dock September 19, 1803
See also List of public art in Washington, D.C., Ward 2
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