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Großherzog Karl August von Sachsen-Weimar-Eisenach

Weimar 1757 - Torgau 1828
Duke of Saxe-Weimar and of Saxe-Eisenach (personal union) from 1758, Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach from its creation in 1809, and Grand Duke from 1815 until his death
(Wikipedia)

Adolf von Donndorf
Kunstgießerei Lauchhammer
1875

Weimar / Großherzog Karl August von Sachsen-Weimar-Eisenach

Description

Bronze equestrian statue of the Grand Duke in the uniform of a Prussian general returning from his campaigns against Napoleon.

Inscription(s)

CARL AUGUST

1757 - 1828

Signature

A. Donndorf fecit. Lauchhammer fudit. 1875.

Sculptor

Adolf von Donndorf (Weimar 1835 - Stuttgart 1916), German sculptor from Dresden, father of Karl Donndorf (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Stadt Weimar, Denkmale.
Weimar-Lese, Denkmäler.
Kees van Tilburg, From Marcus Aurelius to Kim Jong-il: The story of equestrian statues throughout the ages (Amstelveen, 2017). – see also the Equestrian statue website.

Locatie (N 50°58'43" - E 11°19'53") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: deth048; Photograph: 7 August 2013
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