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Lavesallee / Friederikenplatz

Carl August Graf von Alten

Sir Charles Alten

Hanoverian and British soldier; at the Battle of Waterloo, he commanded a division in the front line, where he was wounded
(Wikipedia)

Heinrich Kümmel
Bernstorff & Eichwede
1849

Description

Bronze statue.

Inscription(s)

GENERAL
GRAF
CARL von ALTEN

geboren
den xx. october
MDCCLXIIII

errichtet
im iahre
MDCCCXXXXVIIII

gestorben
den xx. april
MDCCCXXXX

Signature

H. KUMMEL F.
BERNSTORFF et EICHWEDE FUD.

Sculptor

Heinrich Kümmel (Hannover 1810 - Roma 1855), German sculptor (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Wikipedia, Liste von Denkmälern in Hannover.
Olaf Hoffmann, Öffentliche Kunst in Hannover.

Locatie (N 52°22'9" - E 9°43'51") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: dens131; Photograph: 3 April 2014
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