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Fountain of the Fishing Children

Senyei Károly
1912

Description

Fountain with sculpture group depicting two boys grappling with a huge fish, while a girl is watching and laughing.

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Inscription(s)

HALÁSZÓ FIÚ
senyei károly

Annotation

The fountain was removed in 1955 and re-erected on the Rákóczi Square in Pest but brought back to its original place in 1976. It was restored in 2001.

Sculptor

Senyei Károly (Schmidt Károly) (Pest, 1854 - Budapest 1919), Hungarian sculptor (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Locatie (N 47°29'49" - E 19°2'19") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: hubp054; Photograph: 7 September 2012
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