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Az erdélyi 2-es (székely) huszárok

The 2nd Transsylvanian (Székely) Hussars

Petri Lajos
Ferenc Krausz (Budapest)
1935

Budapest / Az erdélyi 2-es (székely) huszárok

Description

Statue of a nude man with helmet and horn on a prancing horse.

Inscription(s)

AZ ERDÉLYI 2-ES
(SZÉKELY) HUSZÁROK
1742 - 1919

The 2nd Transsylvanian
(Székely) Hussars
1742-1919

Signed: Petri Lajos
öntötte KRAUSZ FERENCZ budapest

Annotation

Originally, there were two reliefs on the sides of the pedestal, one is now in the Museum of Military History, the location of the second is unknown.

Sculptor

Petri Lajos (Szeged 1884 - Budapest 1963), Hungarian sculptor (Wikipedia – Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Köztérkép.

Locatie (N 47°30'8" - E 19°1'44") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: hubp072; Photograph: 7 September 2012
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