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Carl Maria von Weber

Eutin 1786 - London 1826
German composer, conductor, pianist, guitarist and critic
(Wikipedia)

Ernst Rietschel
1855/60

Description

Bronze statue of the composer, leaning on a desk on a pedestal with an allegorical figure and the texts preciosa / freischütz / euryanthe / oberon.

Inscription(s)

CARL MARIA
v WEBER

Annotation

"Freischütz", "Euryanthe" and "Oberon" are opera's written by Von Weber in Dresden.

Sculptor

Ernst Rietschel (Pulsnitz 1804 - Dresden 1861), German sculptor - see also his memorial in Dresden (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Stadt- und Reiseführer für Dresden und Umland, Landeshauptstadt Dresden.
Dresden Bilder, Denkmäler.

Locatie (N 51°3'14" - E 13°44'3") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: desn017; Photograph: 21 January 2011
Of each statue we made photos from various angles and also detail photos of the various texts.
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