Adolf August Wilhelm Breymann (16 June 1839,

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- 1 September 1878,

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) was a

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sculptor.

Life

Breymann's father was a pastor who, along with his fellow preachers, provided Adolf's earliest education. When his father was transferred to Watzum (near Wolfenbüttel), he entered the Gymnasium, where his artistic inclinations first expressed themselves. His father still desired a practical career for him and wanted him to study architecture, but he had no talent for mathematics. Sculpture was their second choice, so he was apprenticed to Theodor Strümpell (1818-1890), the Royal Sculptor of Brunswick. In 1859, he went to the

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and continued his studies with

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. He entered the workshop of

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in 1861. After several years there, he was able to make a long-awaited study trip to Italy and remained for two years. In 1873, his statue of

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was awarded a Silver Medal at the

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in Vienna. He personally supervised the installation of two angels he had designed for Prince Albert's Mausoleum at

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. In 1878, he was stricken with an incurable stomach ailment and was taken to his family's home in Wolfenbüttel, where he died shortly thereafter.

Other selected works

* ''Siegesdenkmal'' (Victory Monument), 1881, in Braunschweig, which was completed by

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after Breymann's death. * ''Kriegerdenkmal'' (War Memorial), 1870/71 (unveiled 1876), in

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on the Bahnhofstraße, by the "Alleetor".

References

External links

Frogmore - House, Gardens and Mausoleum
Angel with sword, at the Mausoleum {{DEFAULTSORT:Breymann, Adolf 1839 births 1878 deaths German sculptors German male sculptors People from Hildesheim (district) 19th-century sculptors 19th-century German male artists