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Karl I. Landgraf von Hessen-Kassel

Charles I, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel

Kassel 1654 - Kassel 1730
Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel, 1670-1730
(Wikipedia)

Bartholomeus Eggers & F. Sommer
1686 (1936)

Kassel / Karl I. Landgraf von Hessen-Kassel

Description

Alabaster statue of Landgrave Charles as a young man, dressed as a Roman legionnaire, which is most probably due to the landgrave's fondness of classicism and the antique Roman era.

Inscription(s)

landgraf
KARL
1670-1730

Signature

Kop. F. Sommer 1936.

Annotation

The original statue was made in Rome in 1686 and placed in front of the Karlskirche in 1768. This statue is kept in Schloss Wilhelmshöhe.

Sculptors

Bartholomeus Eggers (Amsterdam c. 1637 - before 1692), Dutch sculptor (Wikipedia).
F. Sommer, German sculptor.

Sources & Information

Wikipedia, Liste öffentlicher Kunstwerke und Denkmäler in Kassel.

Locatie (N 51°18'43" - E 9°29'39") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: dehs148; Photograph: 12 August 2013
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