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Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher

Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher, Fürst von Wahlstatt
Rostock 1742 - Krieblowitz (Krobielowice) 1819
Prussian Generalfeldmarschall (field marshal)
(Wikipedia)

Gottfried Schadow
1819

Description

Bronze statue showing Blücher bareheaded, with a flowing coat, on the chest of a lion skin with head. In his right hand he is wearing a marshal's baton and in his left hand a broadsword of hussars. The bronze reliefs on the base show:

Rostock - Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher
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the family crest of Blücher with the dedication Dem Fürsten Blücher von Wahlstatt Die Seinigen (to the Prince Blücher of Wahlstatt by his own people).
LIGNI Den 16 Juni 1813: an allegorical representation of the battle of Ligny, in which Blücher fell with his horse. He is protected by a genius, with a shield Germanens Schutzgeist (guardian spirit of the Germans).
belle alliance d 18 Juni 1813: an allegorical representation of the Battle of Waterloo, with Blýcher on horseback chasing away the devil, while being honoured with laurel wreath and palm branch by a winged female. At the top the Belle Alliances is represented as a female angel with a trident (England) shaking hands with a male angel with a staff with the German cross (Germany).
a saying written by Goethe especially for this monument:
In Harren / Und Krieg,
In Sturz / und Sieg
Bewußt und groß,
So riß er uns / von Feinden los
1815

Sculptor

Johann Gottfried Schadow (Berlin 1764 - Berlin 1850), German sculptor (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Wikipedia, Blücherdenkmal (Rostock).
Wikipedia, Liste der Denkmäler, Brunnen und Skulpturen in Rostock (only the four statues of dukes).

Locatie (N 54°5'16" - E 12°8'2") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: demv100; Photograph: 4 August 2016
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