Description
Bronze fountain of two basins above each other, with on top of the center column a statue of two women, a fishwife (with carp, looking to the Schmiedestraße) and a flower seller (with a watering can and a purse, looking towards the Bohlendamm). These figures are sculpted by Engelhard after designs by Schaper. The fountain was designed by Hase.
The lower basis is circumscribed:
dieser brunnen ward nach wiederherstellung des rathauses im jahre 1881 u. ehren der stadt von bürgern hannovers errichtet
Signature
c:w: hase hat mich erdacht w: engelhard die figuren gemacht h: gladenbeck u: sohn den guss vollbracht
Sculptors
- Wilhelm Engelhard or Engelhardt (Grünhagen bei Bienenbüttel 1813 - Hannover 1902),
German sculptor and painter
(Wikipedia).
- Conrad Wilhelm Hase (Einbeck 1818 - Hannover 1902),
German architect
(Wikipedia).
- Hermann Schaper (Hannover 1853 - Hannover 1911),
German painter
(Wikipedia).
Sources & Information
Tags
Locatie (N 52°22'17" - E 9°44'9") (Satellite view: Google Maps)
Item Code: dens146; Photograph: 3 April 2014
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