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Biedenkopf
Lkr. Marburg-Biedenkopf
Hessen

Marktplatz

Kriegerdenkmal 1866 und 1870-71

War Memorial 1866 and 1870-71

Theodor Josef Paffrath
Paul Stotz (Stuttgart)
1904

Biedenkopf / Kriegerdenkmal 1866 und 1870-71

Description

Bronze statue of two soldiers, one standing and one lying, in a pedestal made of rough stone blocks. On the sides of the pedestal are text tablets and two portrait medaillons.

Biedenkopf - Kriegerdenkmal 1866 und 1870-71
Kaiser Wilhelm I
(Berlin 1797 - Berlin 1888), King of Prussia, 1861 - 1888, and the first German Emperor, 1871 - 1888 (Wikipedia)
Kaiser Friedrich III
(Potsdam 1831-Potsdam 1888), King of Prussia and German Emperor from 9 March to 15 June 1888 (Wikipedia).

These portrait are not by Paffrath.

At the foot of the pedestal two dolphins and two seals spout water in a circular fountain basin.

Biedenkopf - Kriegerdenkmal 1866 und 1870-71
Dolphins
Seals

Signature

(portrait Friedrich III:) fremd??
Guss P. STOTZ Stuttgart 1904

Sculptor

Theodor Josef Paffrath (Köln 1852 - ..), German sculptor from Marburg

Sources & Information

Stadt Biedenkopf, Stadtrundgang Das Kriegerdenkmal.
Wikipedia, Liste der Kulturdenkmäler in Biedenkopf.

Locatie (N 50°54'41" - E 8°31'50") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: dehs247; Photograph: 7 October 2018
Of each statue we made photos from various angles and also detail photos of the various texts.
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