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Willibald Alexisps. of Georg Wilhelm Heinrich HäringBreslau [Wrocław] 1798 - Arnstadt 1871 German writer, regarded as the founder of the realistic historical novel in German literature (Wikipedia) |
Paul Matzdorf
1911 |
Funeral monument with a bronze portrait medailoon. The portrait was created by Paul Matzdorf after designs of Alexis' niece, Mrs. von Petersdorff and Franz Boese of Arnstadt. The bronze plate was cast in Friedrichshagen. The Arnstadt sculptor and stonemason Karl Klinghammer carved the inscription.
The Alter Friedhof is no longer a cemetery, but a park with a few funeral monuments.
Zur Seite seiner edlen Gattin Laetitia schläft hier WILLIBALD ALEXIS im treuen Gedenken setzen dies heimatliche Mal ihrem Dichter die Märker |