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Gustav Adolph II von Schweden

Gustav II Adolph king of Sweden

Stockholm 1594 - near Lützen 1632
King of Sweden, 1611-1632
(Wikipedia)

Hans von der Putt
Herman Bergman (Stockholm)
1632 (copy 1930)

Stralsund / Gustav Adolph II von Schweden

Description

Bronze bust.

Inscription(s)

gustaf adolf sveriges konung och stralsund's
bundsforvant holl den 10 sept. 1630 sitt intåg i denna
stad och vistades här 10.-23. sept. och 22. okt. - 11. nov. 1630
gustaf adolf könig von schweden und verbundeter
stralsunds hielt am 10. sept. 1630 seinen einzug in dieser
stadt und weilte hier v. 10.-23. sept. u. 22. okt.- 11. nov. 1630

Annotation

Gift of the Dahlbergska Gustav Adolf-stiftelsen (Stockholm) to the town of Stralsund at the 300th anniversary of the king's visit to Stralsund. It is a second cast of a bust in Stockholm.

Sculptor

Hans von der Putt (c. 1590 - Kassel 1653), German sculptor and medalist (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Wikipedia, Liste der Denkmale und Gedenkstätten in Stralsund.

Locatie (N 54°18'55" - E 13°5'24") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: demv051; Photograph: 3 August 2016
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