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Rainis ir Aspazija

Rainis and Aspasia

Rainis, pseudonym of Jānis Pliekšāns
Dunava parish, Courland 1865 - Majori 1929
Latvian poet, playwright, translator, and politician
(Wikipedia)

artist unknown
date?

Description

Plaque with double portrait of Rainis and his wife Aspasia, the pen name of Elza Pliekšāne (born Elza Rozenberga; 1865 - Riga 1943), a Latvian poet and playwright.

Inscription(s)

čia 1897 m. gyveno latviu liaudies poetas JANIS RAINIS 1897 здесь жил Я. РАИНИС	Latvių poetai J. Rainis ir Aspazija	patsai kovok mastyk nu spresk ir tark būk pats savim duris pats laimėnverk
Here in 1897 lived the Latvian People's poet Janis Raines	Latvian poet J. Rainis and Aspazija	Translation?

Signature

monogram FP or PP

Sculptor

Unknown artist. Do you know who the sculptor is? please let us know.

Locatie (N 55°43'45" - E 24°21'42") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: lt164; Photograph: 15 July 2013
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