Friedrich Drake (23 June 1805 – 6 April 1882) was a German sculptor and medallist, best known for his huge memorial statues. He was the son of a mechanic...
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the Roman goddess of victory, 8.3 metres (27 ft) high, designed by Friedrich Drake, giving the victory column its current height of 67m. Berliners have...
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Hero (German: Nike krönt den Sieger) is an outdoor 1853 sculpture by Friedrich Drake, installed on Schlossbrücke in Berlin, Germany. "Berlin - Statuen auf...
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as Kaiser-Wilhelm-Denkmal). As early as 1867 the Berlin sculptor, Friedrich Drake, had created the first equestrian statue, that portrayed William I...
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sinologist, and archaeologist Friedrich Drake (1805–1882), German sculptor Gabrielle Drake (born 1944), British actress Galen Drake (1905/1906–1989), American...
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themselves weigh 2,200 pounds (1,000 kg). with ornaments modelled by Friedrich Drake. On 10 November 1858, 375 years after Martin Luther's birth, the new...
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stone hunters that also inhabit the area. Built by famous sculptor Friedrich Drake, a statue to Queen Louise, beloved queen of the Prussians, is also...
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Sweden in 1806. After four years, he joined the household of his uncle Friedrich Rühs, a noted historian who had just accepted a professorship at the newly...
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adorned with the statues of Friedrich Wilhelm IV of Prussia by sculptor Gustav Blaeser and Kaiser Wilhelm I by Friedrich Drake, which now stand on the right...
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the old town. Johann Friedrich von Brandt (* 1802 in Jüterbog; † 1879 in Merreküll), medical doctor and naturalist Friedrich Drake (* 1805 in Pyrmont;...
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pianist Ferdinand Büchner (1823–1906), German flautist and composer Friedrich Drake (1805–1882), German sculptor Thomas Klenke (born 1966), German racing...
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(Liberty, Mississippi) Edgar Degas – Count Lepic and His Daughters Friedrich Drake – Statue of Alexander von Humboldt (Philadelphia) Thomas Eakins – Max...
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Victoria of the Berlin Victory Column (by Friedrich Drake) Oriental Water (by Ferdinand Preiss) Friedrich Wilhelm IV (by Alexander Calandrelli, 1886)...
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the city's German society. The statue on Humboldt was designed by Friedrich Drake, a German sculptor based in Berlin. It was dedicated in 1871. Several...
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Krefeld Emperor Wilhelm I in Lübeck Magdeburg Horseman in Magdeburg King Friedrich Wilhelm III by Louis Tuaillon. Elector Maximilian I by Bertel Thorvaldsen...
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submission by Ernst Julius Hähnel beat ones from Friedrich von Amerling, Gustav Blaeser and Friedrich Drake. In 1845, Hähnel's monument was erected, due to...
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gable features a zinc cast replica of the Madonna statue created by Friedrich Drake in 1829. The Kavaliershaus has housed a restaurant since 1988. The...
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Berlin, Dresden and Munich. In 1836, he married Karoline Drake, the sister of sculptor Friedrich Drake. In 1870, he was afflicted by a debilitating nervous...
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School in Posen, at the Prussian Academy of Arts, and as a pupil of Friedrich Drake. From 1854 to 1870, he lived in Rome, studying the old masters and...
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Prussia and Elector of Brandenburg from 1797 to 1840. It was made by Friedrich Drake, and did not remain to the present day. In 1949 next to the square...
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Dietrich Dorfstecher [de], (1933 Groß Miltzow-Kreckow – 2011 Berlin) Friedrich Drake (1805 – 1882) Lissy Eckart-Aigner (1891 – 1974) Paul Effert [de] (born...
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Jomard Geographer Paris 1863 Friedrich Drake Sculptor Berlin 1863 Carl Joseph Anton Mittermaier Jurist Heidelberg 1863 Friedrich von Raumer Historian Berlin...
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the sculptor Christian Daniel Rauch and Drakestraße after his pupil Friedrich Drake. The latter created the statue of Victoria on the Siegessäule not far...
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Hunting Lodge on Rügen. Monument to Wilhelm Malte I, erected in 1859 by Friedrich Drake Lithography of Wilhelm Malte I wearing the sash of the Order of the...
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Francis Drake's circumnavigation, also known as Drake's Raiding Expedition, was an important historical maritime event that took place between 15 December...
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also assisted Karl Friedrich Schinkel, furnishing an apartment for Crown Prince Friedrich Wilhelm at the Berliner Schloss; and Friedrich August Stüler, in...
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3 sculptures : Tree of Jesse, Church of St Nicholas, Kalkar (url) Friedrich Drake (1805–1882), 1 sculpture : Monument to King Frederick William III of...
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to Berlin to continue his studies with Christian Daniel Rauch and Friedrich Drake. In 1852, he returned to Dresden, where he worked in the studios of...
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April – Friedrich Drake, German sculptor (born 1805) 16 September – Theodore Eisfeld, German conductor (born 1816) 23 September – Friedrich Wöhler, German...
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Schnaase († 1875), Friedrich Preller († 1878) 1870 Science: Georg Waitz († 1886), August Wilhelm von Hofmann († 1892) Art: Friedrich Drake († 1882) 1871 Science:...
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