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Angel of Grief is a 1894 sculpture by William Wetmore Story
William Wetmore Story

William Wetmore Story was an United States sculptor, art critic, poet and editor....
 (except the death date on the sculpture reads "1895", which certainly suggests its date of creation is not 1894) which serves as the grave stone of the artist and his wife at the Protestant Cemetery, Rome
Protestant Cemetery, Rome

The Protestant Cemetery , officially called the Cimitero acattolico and often referred to as the Cimitero degli Inglesi is a cemetery in Rome, located near Porta San Paolo alongside the Pyramid of Cestius, a small-scale Egyptian-style Egyptian pyramids built in 30 BC as a tomb and later incorporated into the section of the Au...
. A replica made in 1906 exists at the Stanford Mausoleum
Stanford Mausoleum

The Stanford Mausoleum, located in the northwest of the Stanford University campus in the Stanford University Arboretum, holds the remains of the university's namesake Leland Stanford, Jr....
 at Stanford University
Stanford University

Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private university research university located in Stanford, California, California, United States....
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Angel of Grief is a 1894 sculpture by William Wetmore Story
William Wetmore Story

William Wetmore Story was an United States sculptor, art critic, poet and editor....
 (except the death date on the sculpture reads "1895", which certainly suggests its date of creation is not 1894) which serves as the grave stone of the artist and his wife at the Protestant Cemetery, Rome
Protestant Cemetery, Rome

The Protestant Cemetery , officially called the Cimitero acattolico and often referred to as the Cimitero degli Inglesi is a cemetery in Rome, located near Porta San Paolo alongside the Pyramid of Cestius, a small-scale Egyptian-style Egyptian pyramids built in 30 BC as a tomb and later incorporated into the section of the Au...
. A replica made in 1906 exists at the Stanford Mausoleum
Stanford Mausoleum

The Stanford Mausoleum, located in the northwest of the Stanford University campus in the Stanford University Arboretum, holds the remains of the university's namesake Leland Stanford, Jr....
 at Stanford University
Stanford University

Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private university research university located in Stanford, California, California, United States....
. It replaced one created in 1901 that was destroyed in the San Francisco earthquake of 1906.

Copies or replicas in the United States


  • Cassard Monument, Green-Wood Cemetery
    Green-Wood Cemetery

    Green-Wood Cemetery was founded in 1838 as a rural cemetery in Kings County, New York, now in Brooklyn. It was granted National Historic Landmark status in 2006 by the U.S....
    , Brooklyn, New York, 1909 or 1910
pictured in Victorian Cemetery Art


  • Chapman H Hyams tomb, Metairie Cemetery
    Metairie Cemetery

    Metairie Cemetery is a cemetery in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. The name has caused some people to mistakenly presume that the cemetery is located in Metairie, Louisiana, but it is located within the New Orleans city limits, on Metairie Road ....
    , New Orleans, Louisiana
    New Orleans, Louisiana

    New Orleans is a major United States port city and the largest city in Louisiana. New Orleans is the center of the New Orleans metropolitan area metropolitan area, the largest metro area in the state....
     - early 20th century
pictured in New Orleans Architecture, Volume lll: the Cemeteries


  • Di Cesare Monument, Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Rochester, NY


  • Hooper monument, Hingham, Massachusetts -
pictured in Memorial Art, Ancient and Modern


  • Lathrop Memorial, Stanford Arboretum, Stanford University
    Stanford University

    Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private university research university located in Stanford, California, California, United States....
    , California, Antonio Bernieri, sculptor, 1908: pictured at http://www.panoramio.com/photo/3597403


  • Pool Memorial, Cypress Lawn Memorial Park
    Cypress Lawn Memorial Park

    Cypress Lawn Memorial Park, established by Hamden Holmes Noble in 1892, is a cemetery located in Colma, California, a place known as the "City of the Silent"....
    , Colma, California
    Colma, California

    Colma is a small incorporated town in San Mateo County, California, at the northern end of the San Francisco Peninsula in the San Francisco Bay Area....
pictured in Permanent Californians: An Illustrated Guide to the Cemeteries of California


  • Trorlicht Monument, Calvary Cemetery. St. Louis, Missouri
    St. Louis, Missouri

    St. Louis is an independent city in the U.S. state of Missouri, located near the confluence of the Mississippi River and the Missouri River. St....
pictured in Soul in the Stone: Cemetery Art From America's Heartland


  • Three Texas Angels of Grief


  • Oakland Cemetery Little Rock, Arkansas
    Little Rock, Arkansas

    Little Rock is the Capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Arkansas and the county seat of Pulaski County, Arkansas. The city's population was estimated at 184,422 in 2005....


  • Chapel of the Chimes Memorial, California, Hayward


  • Friendship Cemetery, Columbus, Mississippi


Copies or replicas in the United Kingdom


  • Penarth County Cemetery Cardiff, Wales


Copies or replicas in Costa Rica


  • Cementerio General San José, Costa Rica
    San José, Costa Rica

    San Jos? is the capital and largest city of Costa Rica, and is at the heart of Gran Area Metropolitana or GAM, located in the Costa Rican Central Valley....
pictured in http://www.panoramio.com/photo/2547536


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Reproductions in popular culture

Pictures of the statue appear on the covers of Evanescence EP by Evanescence
Evanescence

Evanescence is an American rock music band founded in Little Rock, Arkansas in 1995 by singer/pianist Amy Lee and guitarist Ben Moody.After recording two private Extended play and a demo CD named Origin , with the help of Bigwig Enterprises in 2000, the band released their first full-length album, Fallen , on Wind-up Records in 2003...
, Once
Once (Nightwish album)

Once is the fifth studio album of Finns symphonic metal quintet Nightwish, released June 7, 2004 by Nuclear Blast Records. Spinefarm Records also released a platinum edition of this album on November 24, 2004, containing the original tracks in addition to Live to Tell the Tale, White Night Fantasy and the video for Nemo by An...
 by Nightwish
Nightwish

Nightwish is a Finns symphonic metal power metal band, formed in 1996 in Kitee, Finland. The band has sold more than 4 million CDs, DVDs and online material internationally....
, Embossed Dream in Four Acts
Embossed Dream in Four Acts

Embossed Dream In Four Acts is an album by Odes Of Ecstasy....
 by Odes Of Ecstasy
Odes Of Ecstasy

Odes of Ecstasy is a Greece death metal band formed in November 1993 by Dimitris Bikos and Joseph Nikou....
. All three bands have arguably gothic
Goth subculture

The goth subculture is a contemporary subculture found in many countries. It began in the United Kingdom during the early 1980s in the gothic rock scene, an offshoot of the post-punk genre....
 influences. It is also featured on the album art of The Edges of Twilight
The Edges of Twilight

The Edges of Twilight is the third album by The Tea Party. The album features many instruments from around the world, giving various songs a strong world music flavour in addition to the Rock music/blues influences evident in the band's earlier releases....
 by The Tea Party
The Tea Party

The Tea Party were a Canada rock and roll band with blues, progressive rock, Indian and Middle Eastern influences, dubbed "Moroccan roll" by the media....
 and Love is Against the Grain by Dime Store Prophets
Dime Store Prophets

Dime Store Prophets was a Christian modern rock band which was active during the mid- to late-1990's....
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