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Josef Ressel

Chrudim 1793 - Ljubljana 1857
Czech Austrian forester and inventor who designed one of the first working ship's propeller
(Wikipedia)

Anton Dominik Fernkorn
1863

Description

Bronze statue of Ressel with his had leaning on a ship's propellor.

Inscription(s)

IOSEPHO RESSEL
patria avstriaco

qvi omnivm prior
rotam cochlidem
pyroscaphis propellendis
adplicvit
anno m.dccc.xxvii.

monumentvm posit m.dccc.lxii

Signature

A. Fernkorn fecit in / Wien 1861.

Sculptor

Anton Dominik Ritter von Fernkorn (Erfurt 1830 - Wien 1878), Austrian sculptor and bronze founder (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Kunst und Kultur Wien, Denkmäler im Bereich der Wiener Ringstraße.
Stadt Wien, Kulturgut.

Locatie (N 48°11'57" - E 16°22'12") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: atwi062; Photograph: 9 September 2012
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