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Joseph Graf Radetzky von Radetz

Joseph Count Radetzky of Radetz

Jan Josef Václav hrabě Radecký z Radče
(Schloss Trzebnitz bei Seltschan / zámek Třebnice (Sedlčany) 1766 - Milano 1858)
Austrian fieldmarshall, immortalised by Johann Strauss I's Radetzky March
(Wikipedia)

Caspar von Zumbusch
1892

Description

Bronze equestrian statue, on the front of the pedestal a double headed eagle. On the sides two reliefs:

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Radetzky im Kriegsrat mit mehreren Generälen: Radetzky in war council with six generals, with their names in the lower border, from left to right: thvn schoenhals radetzky hess wratislaw d'aspre:
- Franz Graf von Thun und Hohenstein (Choltic 1826 - Schwaz 1888) (Wikipedia).
- Karl von Schönhals (Braunfels bei Wetzlar 1788 - Graz 1857) (Wikipedia).
- Heinrich Hermann Joseph Freiherr von Heß (Wien 1788 - Wien 1870) (Wikipedia).
- Eugen Graf Wratislaw von Mitrowitz-Nettolitzky (Wischopol / Vlčí Pole 1786 - Wien 1867 (Wikipedia).
- Konstantin Freiherr d'Aspre von Hoobreuck (Brussel 1789 - Padua 1850) (Wikipedia).
Der Jubel nach dem Waffenstillstand 1849: After the proclamation of the armistice on 12 March 1849 Radetzky is cheered by Austrian soldiers of all arms and nations.

Inscription(s)

feldmarschall
graf radetzky
geboren
2. november 1866-
gestorben
5. janvar 1858

in deinem
lager ist
oesterreich

Annotation

Unveiled 24 April 1892.

Sculptor

Caspar Clemens Eduard Ritter von Zumbusch (Herzebrock Westfalen 1830 - Rimsting 1915), Austrian sculptor of German origin (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°12'35" - E 16°22'57") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: atwi106; Photograph: 10 September 2012
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