Erzherzog Karl
Equestrian statue of Archduke Charles at Heldenplatz in Vienna (1853-1859). The Archduke was the younger brother of Emperor Franz II (I) and victor over Napoleon at the Battle of Aspern (1809).
The statue was created in 1853-1859 by the German-Austrian sculptor Anton Dominik Fernkorn. "In his designs for the statue of Archduke Karl, Fernkorn achieved a masterly feat of statics – for the first time a monumental bronze statue was supported at only two points." www.habsburger.net/en/chapter/two-men-horseback-preside-o...
Erzherzog Karl
Equestrian statue of Archduke Charles at Heldenplatz in Vienna (1853-1859). The Archduke was the younger brother of Emperor Franz II (I) and victor over Napoleon at the Battle of Aspern (1809).
The statue was created in 1853-1859 by the German-Austrian sculptor Anton Dominik Fernkorn. "In his designs for the statue of Archduke Karl, Fernkorn achieved a masterly feat of statics – for the first time a monumental bronze statue was supported at only two points." www.habsburger.net/en/chapter/two-men-horseback-preside-o...