Mahlon Dickerson Eyre, Date of Birth, Date of Death
TweetMahlon Dickerson Eyre
American sculptor
Date of Birth: 13-Apr-1821
Date of Death: 28-Aug-1882
Profession: sculptor
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Aries 
About Mahlon Dickerson Eyre
- Mahlon Dickerson Eyre (April 13, 1821 – August 28, 1882) was an American neoclassical sculptor who worked in Italy. Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the son of a successful merchant, he attended Princeton University.
- He traveled in Europe, and settled in Florence, Italy, where he met his wife Isabella.
- He exhibited 14 works at the 1876 Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia.
- One of these was a marble statuette of Hercules and Antaeus, a copy after Stefano Maderno's c.
- 1622-25 original.His best-known work is a twice-lifesize marble statue of George Washington (ca.
- 1876), depicted standing at the prow of a boat while crossing the Delaware River.
- This was bought for Trenton, New Jersey in 1889, installed in Cadwalader Park in 1892, and moved to Montgomery Plaza in 1976.Eyre is buried in Bagni di Lucca, Tuscany, Italy.
- He was an uncle of the architect Wilson Eyre.
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