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Kaiser Wilhelm I

Berlin 1797 - Berlin 1888
King of Prussia, 1861 - 1888, and the first German Emperor, 1871 - 1888
(Wikipedia)

Syrius Eberle & Wilhelm von Rümann
Kunstgießerei Lenz (Nürnberg)
1904

Description

Equestrian statue.

Inscription(s)

WILHELM I

Signed: in bronze gegossen v ernst lenz

Sculptors

Syrius Eberle (Pfronten, Allgäu, 1844-Bozen, Südtirol, 1903), German sculptor (Wikipedia).
Wilhelm von Rümann (Hannover 1850 - Ajaccio, Corse, 1906), German sculptor (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Wikipedia:
Nürnberg-Aha, Skulptur Statue Denkmal.
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 49°27'24" - E 11°4'51") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: deby224; Photograph: 28 September 2011
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