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Hofnarr Joseph Fröhlich

Royal jester Joseph Fröhlich

Altaussee 1694 - 1757
Royal Jester of August the Strong
(Wikipedia)

Heinrich Apel
1978

Description

Statue of a jester with a monkey, a pig and some other animals.

Annotation

On this spot the Narrenhäusel (Jester's house) was located.

Sculptor

Heinrich Apel (Schwaneberg (Börde) 1935), German sculptor of Magdeburg (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Dresden Bilder, Denkmäler.
Heinz Quinger, Dresden und Umgebung: Geschichte, Kunst und Kultur der sächsischen Hauptstadt (1999), p. 177.

Locatie (N 51°3'25" - E 13°44'29") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: desn010; Photograph: 21 January 2011
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