The Inauguration of the Statue of Beethoven, at Bonn, 1845. Creator: Unknown.

The Inauguration of the Statue of Beethoven, at Bonn, 1845. Creator: Unknown.

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The Inauguration of the Statue of Beethoven, at Bonn, 1845. Unveiling of the Beethoven Monument, a statue of German composer Ludwig van Beethoven, in Bonn, Beethoven's birthplace. View of the event, showing '...the moment when the white cloth was removed from the Statue in the Cathedral Square, at a signal given by Dr. Breidenstein, the President of the Committee. A discharge of cannon, and musketry, and the shouts of the enormous assemblage were heard at the unveiling. The Queen [Victoria], Prince Albert, and the King and Queen of Prussia, were in the balcony of Count Furstenburg's house'. The sculpture was designed by Ernst Julius Hähnel. From "Illustrated London News", 1845, Vol VII.


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People Information

Creator
  1. Unknown, attributed to: :
Subject
  1. Ludwig van Beethoven: German: Composer
People Related
  1. Ernst Julius Hähnel: German: Artist, sculptor

Medium
  1. Engraving

Geographic Hierarchy

World Europe Germany North Rhine-Westphalia Bonn

  1. 50 44 00 N , 007 06 00 E

Category Hierarchy

Society & Culture Art & Literature

Artistic Representations Portraits

People Other

Locations & Buildings Monuments & Statues


Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 4960x3920
File Size : 56,963kb


Aliases

  1. 00000116_b.jpg
  1. 1845
  1. 0580077292
  1. 2-798-696
  1. 2798696

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