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Karl Freiherr vom und zum Stein

(known as "Freiherr vom Stein")
Nassau 1757 - Cappenberg 1831
Prussian statesman who introduced the Prussian reforms that paved the way for the unification of Germany
(Wikipedia)

Richard Grüttner
Martin u. Piltzing (Berlin)
1909

Alt-Wetter / Karl Freiherr vom und zum Stein

Description

Statue of Stein with a scroll in his hand, placed on a console at the corner of the Wetter town hall.
Freiherr vom und zum Stein lived in the Wetter castle as mining official in the late 18th century.

Inscription(s)

FREIHERR

vom	STEIN
u.zum

Signature

r. grüttner 1909
guss martin & piltzing berlin.n

Sculptor

Richard Grüttner (Breslau 1854 - 1919), German sculptor (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Wikipedia, Liste von Kunstwerken im öffentlichen Raum in Wetter (Ruhr).

Locatie (N 51°23'12" - E 7°23'54") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: denw988; Photograph: 31 July 2022
Of each statue we made photos from various angles and also detail photos of the various texts.
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