Friedrich Drake
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Friedrich Drake (June 23, 1805 – April 6, 1882) was a German sculptor from Pyrmont.
Drake studied under Christian Rauch. He executed numerous statues and busts, among others busts of Lorenz Oken, Leopold von Ranke, Otto von Bismarck and Helmuth von Moltke the Elder.
Drake died in Berlin.
[edit] Works
- Victoria on top of the Berlin victory column
- Eight Provinces of Prussia, represented by large allegorical figures
- Warrior crowned by Victory
- Philipp Melanchthon monument on the market square at Wittenberg (dedicated 1865)
- Bronze equestrian statue of King William I of Prussia at Cologne
[edit] References
- This article incorporates text from the public domain 1907 edition of The Nuttall Encyclopædia.
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