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Karl Philipp Fürst zu Schwarzenberg

Charles Philip, Prince of Schwarzenberg

(Wien 1771 - Leipzig 1820)
Austrian field marshal
(Wikipedia)

Ernst Hähnel
k.k. Erzgießerei
1867

Wien / Karl Philipp Fürst zu Schwarzenberg

Description

Bronze equestrian statue.

Inscription(s)

Dem siegreichen Heerführer der
Verbündeten in den Kriegen von
1813 und 1814
Feldmarschall Fürsten
Carl zu Schwarzenberg
Kaiser Franz Joseph 1.
1867

Signature

Erfunden und modellirt von / ernst j. hähnel, dresden
Gegossen in der / k.k. kunsterzgiesserei / wien

Sculptor

Ernst Julius Hähnel (Dresden 1811 - id. 1891), German sculptor, his portrait is on the Fürstenzug (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Kunst und Kultur Wien, Denkmäler im Bereich der Wiener Ringstraße.
Stadt Wien, Kulturgut.
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 48°12'3" - E 16°22'29") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: atwi087; Photograph: 10 September 2012
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