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Lion Group

Friedrich Wilhelm Wolff
Kunstgießerei Lauchhammer
1872

Description

Sculpture group depicting a dying lioness powerless lioness hit by an arrow with a tall angry male lion standing and two lion cubs.

Signature

W. Wolff mod. Berlin 1872.
Gegossen Lauchhammer 1874.

Sculptor

Friedrich Wilhelm Wolff (Fehrbellin 1814 - Berlin 1887), German sculptor (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Berlin von A bis Z, Berlin Lexikon.
Denkmale in Berlin, Großer Tiergarten.

Locatie (N 52°30'53" - E 13°22'31") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: debe039; Photograph: 10 August 2013
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