Below are pictured virtually every existing sculpture that John Rogers published in plaster, including variations. Variations were particular groups where, for either aesthetic or structural reasons, Rogers decided to make a change to the original composition of the statue and from that time forward only sold casting of the "new and improved" version. An example would be the three variations of "Council of War" in which the position of Stanton’s hands have been changed.
There are a few pieces that Rogers is known to have published, such as "The Farmer’s Home" for which no copy has been located and for which no photograph was available. If examples of these pieces are ever discovered, they will be added to the gallery below.
More than 8,000 copies of the is group were sold, many as a choices for wedding presents. It portrays a shy young couple approaching the minister to make their marriage plans. The minister is busily reading his newspaper, quite deliberately named "The Union". Humorously, the boy's dog and the parson's cat show animosity toward each other, perhaps prophetic of the couple's future.
Height: 22”Date: August 9, 1870