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Markgraf-Carl-Brunnen

Margrave Carl Fountain

Karl Wilhelm Friedrich von Brandenburg-Ansbach
Ansbach 1712 - Gunzenhausen 1757
Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach, 1729-1757

artist unknown
1746

Description

Octagonal fountain basin with a central column with a gold coloured bust on top. On the sides of the basin is the Hohenzollern coat of arms (the margraves were from the Hohenzollern family).

Inscription(s)

Qvi
plvrimis
monvmentis novis
vrbem ornavit
sereniss. princeps
CAROLVS GVIL. FRI
DERICVS
marc. br. prvss. et sil. dvx
PATER PATRIAE
fontem qvoqve hvnc
opvs aqvarvm pereNitate
atqve abvndantia
civitati salvtare
asdpectv ivcvndvm
extrvi cvravit
MDCCXLVI

Sculptor

Unknown artist. Do you know who the sculptor is? please let us know.

Locatie (N 49°18'9" - E 10°34'26") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: deby256; Photograph: 29 September 2011
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