Beschreibung / Description
Sculpture of an ideally formed, undressed young man on rearing horse who is killing a mighty lion thrown on his back with a spear.
The sculpture as designed by Christian Daniel Rauch and created by Albert Wolff.
A repetition of the horse from 1865/1866 is in front of the Technical University in Hannover (Sachsenross).
Signiert / Signature
a. wolff. erfunden 1861 guss v. h. gladenbeck
ciselirt v. l. grünenberg.
ex munificentia friderici guilelmi iiii. regis.
Künstler*innen / Artists
- Christian Daniel Rauch (Arolsen, Hessen, 1777-Dresden 1857),
one of the most important sculptors of the German classicism ((his bust in Bad Arolsen)
(RKDArtists
– Wikipedia).
- Albert Wolff (Neustrelitz 1814 - Berlin 1892),
German sculptor
(Wikipedia).
Quellen & Informationen / Sources & Information
- Bildhauerei in Berlin, Karte.
Stichworte / Tags
Lage / Location (N 52°31'8" - E 13°23'55") (Satellite view: Google Maps)
Item Code: debe143; Photograph: 31 August 2022
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