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Erzherzog Albrecht von Österreich

Archduke Albrecht, Duke of Teschen

(Wien 1817 - Arco 1895)
Austrian Habsburg general. Inspector General for 36 years; Field Marshal in the armies of Austria-Hungary (1888) and Germany (1893)
(Wikipedia)

Caspar von Zumbusch
1899

Wien / Erzherzog Albrecht von Österreich

Description

Bronze equestrian statue.

Inscription(s)

feldmarschall
ERZHERZOG ALBRECHT
von
OESTERREICH
1817-1895

dem allerhoechsten kriegsherrn
seiner majestaet dem kaiser und koenig
FRANZ JOSEPH I.
zum 2. december 1898
oesterreich-ungarns bewaffnete macht.

in dankbarer erennerung
an den siegreichen feldherrn
und vaeterlichen fuehrer

Annotation

Unveiled 21 May 1899, 90th anniversary of the Battle of Aspen. The unveiling was planned for 2 December 1898, the 50th anniversary of Franz Joseph's reign, but was delayed because of the death of the empress Sissy.

Sculptor

Caspar Clemens Eduard Ritter von Zumbusch (Herzebrock Westfalen 1830 - Rimsting 1915), Austrian sculptor of German origin (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Kunst und Kultur Wien, Denkmäler im Bereich der Wiener Ringstraße.
Stadt Wien, Kulturgut.
Kees van Tilburg, From Marcus Aurelius to Kim Jong-il: The story of equestrian statues throughout the ages (Amstelveen, 2017). – see also the Equestrian statue website.

Locatie (N 48°12'15" - E 16°22'6") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: atwi037; Photograph: 9 September 2012
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