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Otto von Bismarck

Schönhausen 1815 - Friedrichsruh bei Hamburg 1898
German-Prussian statesman, Prime Minister of Prussia, 1862-1890; designed the German Empire in 1871, becoming its first Chancellor; nicknamed "The Iron Chancellor"
(Wikipedia)

Adolf von Hildebrand
1910

Description

Bronze equestrian statue on a high pedestal.

Sculptor

Adolf von Hildebrand (Marburg 1847-München 1921), German sculptor, father of the the sculptress Irene Hildebrand, who was married with the sculptor Theodor Georgii (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

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.

Location (N 53°4'32" - E 8°48'30")