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Joan Prim i Prats

Reus 1814 - Madrid 1870
Spanish general and statesman.
(Wikipedia)

Lluís Puiggener & Frederic Marés
1887/1948

Description

Bronze equestrial statue on a stone pedestal, with on the sides bronze reliefs.

presa de Castillejos - the conquest of Los Castillejos.

la retirada de Mèxic - the withdrawal from Mexico

Inscription(s)

BARCELONA
a
PRIM

JUAN PRIM PRATS
* 1814
† 1870

Annotation

During the Civil War of 1936-39 the statue was destroyed. After the original model in plaster a new copy was made in 1948 by Frederic Marès.

A relief showing this monument is on the Monument a Rius i Taulet in Barcelona.

Sculptors

Frederic Marès i Deulovol (Portbou 1893 - Barcelona 1991), Catalan sculptor (Wikipedia).
Lluís Puiggener i Fernández (Barcelona 1851 - Barcelona 1918), Catalan sculptor.

Sources & Information

Pobles de Catalunya, Barcelonès.
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 41°23'11" - E 2°11'12") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: escy031; Photograph: 5 September 2011
Of each statue we made photos from various angles and also detail photos of the various texts.
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