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Alberich Zwyssig

Bauen UR 1808 - Mehrerau 1854
Cistercian monk, composer of the Swiss Psalm, the present Swiss national anthem (1841)
(Wikipedia)

Richard Kissling
Leblanc-Barbedienne (Paris)
date?

Description

Bronze bust.

Inscription(s)

P. ALBERIK
ZWYSSIG
1808-1854

komponist
des
schweizerpsalms

Signature

Leblanc-Barbedienne / Fondeur, Paris

Sculptor

Richard Kissling (Wolfwil SO 1848 - Zürich 1919), Swiss sculptor (Wikipedia).

Locatie (N 46°56'9" - E 8°34'46") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: chur002; Photograph: 11 September 2007 / updated: 10 September 2009
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