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thought it was interesting that a san serif, and such a blocky one was chosen for a statue erected in the mid 19th century.... anyone know any fonts it looks like its based on ? the x height is throwing me off...

17 Oct 2010 — 12:14pm
Similar to...
http://new.myfonts.com/fonts/nicksfonts/cerulean-nf/regular/characters.html
a.k.a. Lining Gothic No. 7.
17 Oct 2010 — 4:12pm
Oldnick is right on the spot. If you like this you might wanna take a look at the Dutch type called 'Nobel' too.