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Vier Kragenköpfe

Four console heads

1861

Description

Four small stone busts serve as consoles for the vault, they show

Franz Xaver / Krenkl - Franz Xaver Krenkl (Landshut 1780-Stuttgart 1860), coach man, riding master at the Oktoberfest, horse trader (Wikipedia) (NW-corner).
Kapellmeister / Sulzbeck - Josef Sulzbeck (1776-1845), conductor and double bass player, as Baron Sulzbeck (NE corner).
Finessensepperl - Joseph Huber (1763-1829), merchant and messenger, holding a ribbon with the year 1861 (SW corner).
Hofnar / Prangerl - Georg Pranger (1745-1820), musician and jester, holding a panflute (SE corner).

Sources & Information

München-Wiki, Karlstor.

Locatie (N 48°8'20" - E 11°34'0") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: deby079; Photograph: 5 September 2010
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