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Nike

Goddess of victory

Arthur Dupon
1926

Description

Bronze statue of Nike, goddess of victory. Queen Elisabeth, the wife of King Albert I, was a model for the statue's face.
In 1967 placed on this location on a new stone substructure, with left and right three bronze plaques with the names of the fallen from both world wars.

Inscription(s)

1945 - 1995
de stad lier
bracht hulde
aan haar
oorlogsslachtoffers

1914-1918

Signature

arthur dupon

Sculptor

Arthur Dupon (Borgerhout 1890 - Antwerpen 1972), Belgian sculptor.

Sources & Information

vzw Statua, Standbeelden.be (site doesn't exist anymore).
Inventaris van het Onroerend Erfgoed, Oorlogsmonument Den Engel.

Location (N 51°7'38" - E 4°33'58")

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Item Code: bean118; Photograph: 5 May 2018
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