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Friedrich II. Landgraf von Hessen-Kassel

Frederick II, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel

Kassel 1720 - Kassel 1785
Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel from 1760 to 1785
(Wikipedia)

Johann August Nahl der Ältere & Johann August Nahl der Jüngere
1783

Kassel / Friedrich II. Landgraf von Hessen-Kassel

Description

Marble statue.

Inscription(s)

FRIDERICO II

PATRIA

mdcclxxxiii

Signature

F.A. NAHL | fecit 1781

Annotation

The statue was started by Johann August Nahl the Elder in 1771 and finished by his son after 1781.

Sculptors

Johann August Nahl der Ältere (Berlin 1710 - Berlin 1781), German sculptor (Wikipedia).
Johann August Nahl der Jüngere (Berlin 1753 -), German sculptor (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Wikipedia, Liste öffentlicher Kunstwerke und Denkmäler in Kassel.

Locatie (N 51°18'46" - E 9°29'47") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: dehs141; Photograph: 12 August 2013
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