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Gothaer Berühmtheiten am Trafohäuschen

Celebrities from Gotha on a Distribution Substation

Schüller Art & Design
c. 2010

Gotha / Gothaer Berühmtheiten am Trafohäuschen

Description

Electrical distribution substation painted with scenes from Gotha. On the north side the painting shows four persons sitting on a bench.

Gotha - Gothaer Berühmtheiten am Trafohäuschen
Luis Spohr (Braunschweig 1784 - Kassel 1859), German composer, violinist and conductor, was from 1805-1813 Concertmaster in Gotha (Wikipedia).
Ernst Wilhelm Arnoldi (Gotha 1778 - Gotha 1841), Merchant in Gotha, 'Father of the German Insurance' (Wikipedia).
Gotha - Gothaer Berühmtheiten am Trafohäuschen
Conrad Ekhof (Hamburg 1720 - Gotha 1778), German actor, widely regarded as one of the foremost actors of the German-speaking realm in the 18th century (Wikipedia).
He holds a mask with the face of Ernst l. von Sachsen-Gotha-Altenburg (Altenburg 1601 - Gotha 1675), Duke of Saxe-Gotha, built Schloß Friedenstein (Wikipedia). Gotha - Gothaer Berühmtheiten am Trafohäuschen
Andreas Reyher (Heinrichs 1601 - Gotha 1673), German teacher, education reformer and lexicographer (Wikipedia).

On the southside is a town plan and a view of Gotha painted. On the short sides are a view of Schloß Friedenstein and a design of leaves with the text "In Memorie to JiVN"

Gotha - Gothaer Berühmtheiten am Trafohäuschen

Signature

schüller art & design

Sculptor

Lars Schüller (c. 1980), Schüller Art & Design, Gotha (Website).

Locatie (N 50°56'53" - E 10°42'32") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: deth182; Photograph: 13 October 2018
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Luis Spohr (Braunschweig 1784 - Kassel 1859), German composer, violinist and conductor, was from 1805-1813 Concertmaster in Gotha (Wikipedia).	Ernst Wilhelm Arnoldi (Gotha 1778 - Gotha 1841), Merchant in Gotha, 'Father of the German Insurance' (Wikipedia).
Conrad Ekhof (Hamburg 1720 - Gotha 1778), German actor, widely regarded as one of the foremost actors of the German-speaking realm in the 18th century (Wikipedia). He holds a mask with the face of Ernst l. von Sachsen-Gotha-Altenburg (Altenburg 1601 - Gotha 1675), Duke of Saxe-Gotha, built Schloß Friedenstein (Wikipedia).	Andreas Reyher (Heinrichs 1601 - Gotha 1673), German teacher, education reformer and lexicographer (Wikipedia).