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Ludwig Hölty

Ludwig Christoph Heinrich Hölty
Mariensee 1748 - Hannover 1776
German poet, known especially for his ballads
(Wikipedia)

Various sculptors
1901/1961

Description

Memorial on the former St. Nikolai cemetery for the poet Ludwig Hölty, designed by Otto Lüer and Karl Gundelach, dating from 1901. It shows a pedestal with a vase, flanked by a mourning young man, a lyra and books. The portrait medaillon is a copy made in 1961 by Sötebier

Inscription(s)

Ludwig
Christoph Heinrich
HÖLTY

On the base his name and a memorial verse by Nikolaus Lenau:

L.Ch.H. Hölty
geb. zu Mariensee am 21. Dezbr. 1748
gest. zu Hannover 1 Septbr. 1776.

Hölty dein Freund, der Frühling, ist gekommen.
Klagend mit er im Haine, dich zu finden,
Doch umsonst! sein klagender Ruf verhallt in
Einsamen Schatten!

Signature

K. Gundelach, Bildh. | O. Lüer, Arch. 1901
(portrait) AS 61

Sculptors

Karl Gundelach (Linden, Hannover 1856 - Hannover 1920), German sculptor from München (Wikipedia).
Otto Lüer (Bruchhausen 1865 - Bad Pyrmont 1947), German architect (Wikipedia).
Friedrich Adolf Sötebier (Hohenbostel 1896 - Wennigsen 1973), German sculptress (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Wikipedia, Liste von Denkmälern in Hannover.
Olaf Hoffmann, Öffentliche Kunst in Hannover.

Locatie (N 52°22'42" - E 9°43'56") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: dens170; Photograph: 3 April 2014
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