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Kaiser Wilhelm I

Berlin 1797 - Berlin 1888
King of Prussia, 1861 - 1888, and the first German Emperor, 1871 - 1888
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Paul Otto
1892

Description

Marble statue on a pedestal with two reliefs:

Emperor Wilhelm I taking a glass of Emser Kränchen
Emperor Wilhelm I in Bad Ems in 1887 with the two future emperors, his son Friedrich (1831-1888), and grandson Wilhelm II (1859-1941).

and a text from the poet/diplomat Ernst von Wildenbruch (1845-1909).

Inscription(s)

KAISER WILHELM I.

errichtet 1892.

Hier, wo so oft er von Thaten geruht
um zu Thaten zu schreiten
Hielt sein dankbares Ems liebend
für immer ihn fest.

Ernst von Wildenbruch.

Signed: Paul Otto. Berlin 1892

Annotation

The only statue of Wilhelm I not in military uniform. Unveiled 7 May 1893.

Sculptor

Martin Paul Otto (Berlin 1846 - Berlin 1893), German sculptor (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Wikipedia, Liste der Kaiser-Wilhelm-I.-Denkmäler.

Locatie (N 50°19'52" - E 7°43'17") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: derp096; Photograph: 30 September 2011
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