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Askanische Straße 6
(Hobusch-Stube)

Christoph Hobusch

Dessau 1811 or 1819 - Dessau 1866
Casual labourer and the well-known Dessau original, called Hobusch.
(Wikipedia)

Firma Jacob Melchert
1995

Description

Statue of a bearded man with a bottle in his hand, standing on a console on the corner of the Hobusch-Stube.

Inscription(s)

Was denne, Se
kenn mich niche?

Ich bin der Dessauer
Eulenspiegel und
"Sonnenkopp"
Christoph Hobusch
geb.: 3.11.1811
gest.: 20.2.1866

What, you
don't know me?

I am the Dessau
Eulenspiegel and
"Sonnenkopp"
Christoph Hobusch
born: 3.11.1811
died: 20.2.1866

Sculptor

Firma Jacob Melchert, Stone mason and stone sculptor from Dessau.

Locatie (N 51°49'53" - E 12°14'47") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: desa130; Photograph: 3 September 2022
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