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Fryderyk Chopin

(Żelazowa Wola 1810 - Paris 1849)
Polish composer and virtuoso pianist
(Wikipedia)

Bolesław Syrewicz
1872 (2012)

Description

Bust, a gift of the Republic of Poland. The bust is a bronze cast of a marble original made c. 1872 by Bolesław Syrewicz.

Inscription(s)

FRYDERYK
CHOPIN

1810 - 1849

monumento inaugurado
por sua excelencia presidente da republica da polonia
bronisław komorowski
e
por sua excelencia presidente da camara municipal de lisboa
antónio costs

19 de abril de 2012

Artist

Bolesław Syrewicz (Warszawa 1835 - Warszawa 1899), Polish sculptor. He sculpted in 1872 a bust of Carrara marble in commission from the Warsaw Musical Society. At the 200th anniversary of Chopin's birth a bronze cast of this bust was given by Polish embassies to various towns (Wikipedia – Chopin.pl).

Sources & Information

Câmara Municipal de Lisboa, Equipamentos.
Câmara Municipal de Lisboa, 20 April 2012, Presidente da Polónia recebido nos Paços do Concelho e Castelo de São Jorge.
Chopin 2010, Przybyło na świecie Chopinów.

Location (N 38°43'11" - W 9°8'41") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: ptli029; Photograph: 28 August 2017
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