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Wilhelm I. König von Württemberg

Lüben in Schlesien 1781 - Cannstatt 1864
King of Württemberg, 1816-1864
(Wikipedia)

Ludwig von Hofer
Ferdinand von Miller (München)
1859/84

Stuttgart / Wilhelm I. König von Württemberg

Description

Bronze Equestrian statue

Inscription(s)

WILHELM I.

KöNIG von WüRTTEMBERG

Dem Andenken
seines Königlichen Herrn und Göñers
in Dank und Ehrforcht
gewidmet
von Ludwig Hofer, Bildhauer
aus Ludwigsburg
1884.

Signed: l. hofer sculp 1859
Gegossen durch ferd. von miller und Söhne / münchen

Annotation

Unveiled 25 October 1884.

Sculptor

Johann Ludwig von Hofer (Ludwigsburg 1801 - Stuttgart 1887), German sculptor (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Stuttgart im Bild, Denkmale.
Stadtarchiv Stuttgart, Stuttgarter Gedenktagekalender.
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°46'50" - E 9°11'12") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: debw113; Photograph: 18 April 2012
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