- CountryPoland
- Town:Warsaw
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Year of creation:1788
- Rider(s):Sobieski, Jan III
(1629–1696) was one of the most notable monarchs of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and his reign was marked by stability. He was most famous for the victory over the Turks in the 1683 Battle of Vienna. The Ottomans named him the ‘Lion of Lechistan’ and the Pope called him ‘the saviour of European Christendom’.
- Sculptor(s):Pinck, Franciszek
(1733 – 1798) was a Polish sculptor and stucco artist.
In 1765 Pinck was appointed the court sculptor for the King of Poland Stanisław August Poniatowski. The author of equestrian statue of King John III Sobieski on a bridge on the Royal Route, Warsaw, unveiled in 1788 on the occasion of 105th anniversary of the Battle of Vienna. This monument is considered the most important work of Pinck.
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