Wolff, Albert – Equestrian statues https://equestrianstatue.org by Kees van Tilburg Wed, 13 Jan 2021 14:22:57 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.2.11 Lionfighter https://equestrianstatue.org/fighting-the-lion/ Wed, 25 Jan 2017 13:52:21 +0000 http://equestrianstatue.org/?p=18160 A dramatic and magnificent bronze sculpture: Man Fighting a Lion. The sculpture depicts a man seated on a rearing horse with a roaring lion lying just beneath the horse, reaching up and clawing the front flank of the horse.  The original cast stands in front of the National Museum in Berlin. This replica  at the entrance of … Continue reading "Lionfighter"

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]]> Lionfighter https://equestrianstatue.org/the-lionfighter/ Wed, 18 May 2016 15:23:24 +0000 http://equestrianstatue.org/the-lionfighter/ In front of the National museum in Berlin is, next to the Mounted Amazon Attacked by a Panther, another dramatic and magnificent bronze sculpture: Man Fighting a Lion. The sculpture depicts a man seated on a rearing horse with a roaring lion lying just beneath the horse, reaching up and clawing the front flank of the horse. Replicas … Continue reading "Lionfighter"

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]]> Ernst August King of Hanover https://equestrianstatue.org/august-ernst-k-nig-von-hannover/ Wed, 06 Apr 2016 09:00:00 +0000 http://equestrianstatue.org/?p=1093 The large equestrian statue of King Ernst August, erected in a square named after him in front of Hanover Central Station, is inscribed with his name and the words (in German) “To the father of the nation from his loyal people.” It is a popular meeting place; in the local phrase, people arrange to meet … Continue reading "Ernst August King of Hanover"

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