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Großherzog Paul Friedrich von Mecklenburg-Schwerin

Grand Duke Paul Frederick of Mecklenburg

Ludwigslust 1800 - Schwerin 1842
Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, 1837-42
(Wikipedia)

Christian Daniel Rauch
Kunstgießerei Lauchhammer
1849

Schwerin / Großherzog Paul Friedrich von Mecklenburg-Schwerin

Description

Bronze statue of the Grand Duke with a robe and with a sword in his hand.

Inscription(s)

ihrem
pavl friedrich
die
stadt schwerin
mdcccxlix

Signature

c. rauch
Lauchhammer gegossen 1848

Annotation

This statue stood from 1935 to 2011 next to the castle on the island.

Schwerin - Großherzog Paul Friedrich von Mecklenburg-Schwerin

Sculptor

Christian Daniel Rauch (Arolsen, Hessen, 1777-Dresden 1857), one of the most important sculptors of the German classicism ((his bust in Bad Arolsen) (RKDartists& – Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Wikipedia, Liste der Denkmäler, Brunnen und Skulpturen in Schwerin.

Locatie (N 53°37'34" - E 11°25'4") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: demv193; Photograph: 5 August 2016
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