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Wilhelm I Prinz von Oranien

William the Silent

Dillenburg 1533 - Delft 1584
main leader of the Dutch revolt against the Spanish
(Wikipedia)

Eva Broschek
2000

Dillenburg / Wilhelm I Prinz von Oranien

Beschreibung / Description

Bronze statue.

Beschriftung(en) / Inscription(s)

WILHELM I
Prinz von Oranien
1533 Dillenburg
1584 Delft

Je maintiendrai
Nassau

enthüllt
durch Ihre Majestät
Beatrix
Königin der Niederlande
Dillenburg, 29. september 2000

On the edge of the base plate:

saevis tranquillus in undis

Signed: eva broschek

Anmerkung / Annotation

The statue is inspired by the statue by Louis Royer on the Plein in Den Haag. It is erected for the 125th anniversary of the building of the Wilhelmsturm.

Künstler*in / Artist

Eva Broschek (1947), German sculptor (RKDArtists – Website).

Quellen & Informationen / Sources & Information

Emerentia van Heuven-van Nes et al. (red.), Monumenten voor Nassau en Oranje (Rotterdam 2004), nr. 98.

Stichworte / Tags

Lage / Location (N 50°44'17" - E 8°17'10") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: dehs001; Photograph: 9 July 2005 / updated: 13 September 2009
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