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Friedrich August Ferdinand Pettrich (1798 – 14 February 1872) was a German sculptor active in Germany, Brazil, the United States, and Italy. He was an internationally famous portrait sculptor who created busts of political figures in Washington D.C. as well as Native Americans such as
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Life

Born in
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, court sculptor to Elector Frederick Augustus III of Saxony, Pettrich studied in Rome under
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. After achieving fame in Europe, in 1835 Pettrich and his wife moved to the United States, first in
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Pettrich died in Rome in 1872.


Sculptures by Pettrich

* ''The Dying Tecumseh'' * ''
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'' * '' Washington Resigning His Commission'' * ''Mrs. Frederich Augustus Ferdinand Pettrich'' * ''Self-Portrait'' * ''William Norris'' * ''Our Lady of the Confederacy'' in the Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist (Charleston)


See also


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in 1892 Corcoran Gallery of Art catalog


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German sculptors German male sculptors American sculptors Court sculptors 1798 births 1872 deaths Masterpiece Museum Artists from the Kingdom of Saxony {{Germany-sculptor-stub