BISSEN, Hermann Wilhelm
(b. 1798, Schleswig, d. 1868, København)

The The Isted Lion (Istedløven)

1862
Bronze
Copenhagen

This lion statue is a memorial of the battle of Isted (German: Idstedt). The inscription reads: "Isted den 20. Juli 1850". It was first erected in 1862 in Flensburg, Germany, brought to Berlin in 1864 and since 1945 it is in Copenhagen.




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