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Gotthold Ephraim Lessing

Kamenz 1729 - Braunschweig 1781
German writer, philosopher, dramatist, publicist, and art critic
(Wikipedia)

Gustav Kaupert
1882

Frankfurt am Main / Gotthold Ephraim Lessing

Beschreibung / Description

Marble bust.

Beschriftung(en) / Inscription(s)

LESSING

Künstler*in / Artist

Gustav Kaupert (Kassel 1819 - Kassel 1897), German artist from Cologne (Wikipedia).

Quellen & Informationen / Sources & Information

Frankfurt, Kunst im öffentlichen Raum, Innenstadt.
Wikipedia, Wallanlagen (Frankfurt am Main).
Frankfurt und seine Bauten (Frankfurt: Frankfurter Architekten- und Ingenieurverein, 1886), p. 366 (Internet Archive).

Stichworte / Tags

Lage / Location (N 50°6'44" - E 8°41'43") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: dehs237; Photograph: 28 September 2014
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