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Großherzogin Auguste

Grand-Duchess Auguste

Auguste Mathilde Wilhelmine Prinzessin Reuß zu Köstritz
Klipphausen 1822 - Schwerin 1862
wife of Grand Duke Frederick Francis II of Mecklenburg
(Wikipedia)

Wilhelm Wandschneider
1904

Description

Boulder with bronze relief portrait.

Inscription(s)

AVGVSTE
grossherzogin von mecklenbvrg
geborene prinzessin revss
geb-26-mai-1822-gest-3-maerz-1862

errichtet von ihren kindern 1904.

Signature

Wandschneider

Sculptor

Wilhelm Wandschneider (Plau am See 1866 - Plau am See 1942), German sculptor (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

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

Locatie (N 53°37'27" - E 11°25'11") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: demv201; Photograph: 5 August 2016
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