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Maximilian I. Kurfürst von Bayern

Maximilian I, Elector of Bavaria

München 1573-Ingolstadt 1651
Duke of Bavaria (1597-1651), Elector (since 1623)
(Wikipedia)

Bertel Thorvaldsen
1839

München / Maximilian I. Kurfürst von Bayern

Description

Equestrian statue.

Inscription(s)

maximilian
churfuerst
von bayern

errichtet
von ludwig i
koenig v bayern
xii october
mdcccxxxix

Sculptor

Bertel Thorvaldsen (København 1770 - id. 1844), Danish sculptor (his statue) (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Stad-Muenchen.net, München Lexikon.
Wikipedia, Liste Münchner Denkmäler.
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°8'36" - E 11°34'34") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: deby067; Photograph: 5 September 2010
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