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Alfred Escher

Johann Heinrich Alfred Escher vom Glas, genannt Alfred Escher
Zürich 1819 - Zürich 1882
Swiss politician, business leader and railways pioneer; Creator of the Gotthard Railway and founder of the ETH
(Wikipedia)

Richard Kissling
Bronzegießerei Gladenbeck (Friedrichshagen bei Berlin)
1889

Description

Bronze statue of Escher, on a high red granite pedestal with several bronze figures:

(front) Allegory of railway planning: man with a Swiss flag sitting on a rock, inscribed 'Gotthard'
(back) Allegory of education: sitting woman with a boy offering a laural wreath to Escher.
(sides, two identical groups) Putti with dragons spouting water.

Zürich - Alfred Escher
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Inscription(s)

alfred
ESCHER

1819
1882

Signature

Richard Kissling | Fec. Zürich
actiengesellschaft | vorm. h. gladenbeck. sohn | bildgiesserei

Artist

Richard Kissling (Wolfwil SO 1848 - Zürich 1919), Swiss sculptor (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Altstadt-Zürich, Brunnen in der Altstadt.
Wikipedia, Bahnhofplatz (Zürich).

Location (N 47°22'37" - E 8°32'23") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: chzh029; Photograph: 2 October 2014
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