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(Franckesche Stiftung)

August Hermann Francke

Lübeck 1663 - Halle (Saale) 1727
German Protestant churchman, founder of the 'Franckesche Stiftungen' in 1695
(Wikipedia)

Christian Daniel Rauch
1829

Description

Bronze statue of Francke with two orphans.

Inscription(s)

AUGUST HERMANN
FRANCKE
er vertrauete gott

dem gruender
dieser anstalten
die dankbare nachwelt
mdcccxxix

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).

Locatie (N 51°28'41" - E 11°58'27") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: desa006; Photograph: 20 January 2011
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