The Loyalty of the Austrian Nation - Vienna, Austria
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N 48° 11.949 E 016° 22.356
33U E 601994 N 5339346
This sculpture is located on the lawn outside the Wien Museum Karlsplatz.
Waymark Code: WMJ9XA
Location: Wien, Austria
Date Posted: 10/16/2013
Views: 7
This 1812 lead sculpture depicts a man and woman in classic poses..wearing togas. The woman holds a sceptor in her left arm while both figures have a hand on a scroll held in the woman's left hand.
The plaque indicates that the work is a by Johann Martin Fischer and was an "allegorical fountain sculpture from the 'Am Hof' City Square"
and is entitled "The Loyalty of the Austrian Nation Towards Emperor and Fatherland".
Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: The Loyalty of the Austrian Nation Towards Emperor and Fatherland
Figure Type: Human
Artist Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: Johann Martin Fischer
Date created or placed or use 'Unknown' if not known: 1812
Materials used: lead
Location: on the lawn outside the Wien Museum Karlsplatz.
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