The sculpture was a gift to the City of Baltimore from the businessman and art collector William T. Walters, whose home faced Mount Vernon Place.

[1][2] It is a recast of the Roger B. Taney Monument at Annapolis, Maryland.

[2] Amidst controversy about the presence of a statue honoring the author of the infamous Dred Scott decision, the sculpture was removed by the City of Baltimore in 2017 and put into storage.

[4] The inscription read: (On rear proper left side of sculpture:) inv et(?)

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