Neptun-Fountain
Neptun-Fountain
1902
View from the East
photo Sep 2013, Theo Noll
Copy of 1902 The original was made by Christoph Ritter and Georg Schweigger from 1650 to 1660, it was intended to be installed the in the Nuremberg Main Market in 1688, but this plan was not carried out
. In 1790 Paul I acquired it for his palace Perterhof near St. Petersburg.
On 22nd October 1902 it was installed in the Main Market (south side), but removed again already in 1934.
In 1962 it was installed in Stadtpark, where it has been standing since then.
Location: Nuremberg, Maxfeld, Stadtpark
Design: Ritter, Christoph (III.), Schweigger, Georg
Realization: Lenz, Ernst
Depicted: Gerngros, Ludwig Ritter von
Material: Bronze
Neptun-Fountain
1902
View from the east
Copy of 1902 The original was made by Christoph Ritter and Georg Schweigger from 1650 to 1660, it was intended to be installed the in the Nuremberg Main Market in 1688, but this plan was not carried out
. In 1790 Paul I acquired it for his palace Perterhof near St. Petersburg.
On 22nd October 1902 it was installed in the Main Market (south side), but removed again already in 1934.
In 1962 it was installed in Stadtpark, where it has been standing since then.
Location: Nuremberg, Maxfeld, Stadtpark
Design: Ritter, Christoph (III.), Schweigger, Georg
Realization: Lenz, Ernst
Depicted: Gerngros, Ludwig Ritter von
Material: Bronze
photo Sep 2013, Theo Noll
Neptun-Fountain
1902
Ansicht von Südost
Copy of 1902 The original was made by Christoph Ritter and Georg Schweigger from 1650 to 1660, it was intended to be installed the in the Nuremberg Main Market in 1688, but this plan was not carried out
. In 1790 Paul I acquired it for his palace Perterhof near St. Petersburg.
On 22nd October 1902 it was installed in the Main Market (south side), but removed again already in 1934.
In 1962 it was installed in Stadtpark, where it has been standing since then.
Location: Nürnberg, Maxfeld, Stadtpark
Design: Ritter, Christoph (III.), Schweigger, Georg
Realization: Lenz, Ernst
Depicted: Gerngros, Ludwig Ritter von
Material: Bronze
photo 2024, Theo Noll
Neptun-Fountain
1902
Ansicht von Südost / Sockelbereich
Copy of 1902 The original was made by Christoph Ritter and Georg Schweigger from 1650 to 1660, it was intended to be installed the in the Nuremberg Main Market in 1688, but this plan was not carried out
. In 1790 Paul I acquired it for his palace Perterhof near St. Petersburg.
On 22nd October 1902 it was installed in the Main Market (south side), but removed again already in 1934.
In 1962 it was installed in Stadtpark, where it has been standing since then.
Location: Nürnberg, Maxfeld, Stadtpark
Design: Ritter, Christoph (III.), Schweigger, Georg
Realization: Lenz, Ernst
Depicted: Gerngros, Ludwig Ritter von
Material: Bronze
photo 2024, Theo Noll
Neptun-Fountain
1902
Ansicht von Osten / Sockelbereich
Copy of 1902 The original was made by Christoph Ritter and Georg Schweigger from 1650 to 1660, it was intended to be installed the in the Nuremberg Main Market in 1688, but this plan was not carried out
. In 1790 Paul I acquired it for his palace Perterhof near St. Petersburg.
On 22nd October 1902 it was installed in the Main Market (south side), but removed again already in 1934.
In 1962 it was installed in Stadtpark, where it has been standing since then.
Location: Nürnberg, Maxfeld, Stadtpark
Design: Ritter, Christoph (III.), Schweigger, Georg
Realization: Lenz, Ernst
Depicted: Gerngros, Ludwig Ritter von
Material: Bronze
photo 2024, Theo Noll
Neptun-Fountain
1902
Oblique view from the northeast
Copy of 1902 The original was made by Christoph Ritter and Georg Schweigger from 1650 to 1660, it was intended to be installed the in the Nuremberg Main Market in 1688, but this plan was not carried out
. In 1790 Paul I acquired it for his palace Perterhof near St. Petersburg.
On 22nd October 1902 it was installed in the Main Market (south side), but removed again already in 1934.
In 1962 it was installed in Stadtpark, where it has been standing since then.
Location: Nuremberg, Maxfeld, Stadtpark
Design: Ritter, Christoph (III.), Schweigger, Georg
Realization: Lenz, Ernst
Depicted: Gerngros, Ludwig Ritter von
Material: Bronze
photo Feb 2007, Theo Noll
Neptun-Fountain
1902
Brunnenschaft mit Stadtwappen und Fruchtgehängen aus Meeresfrüchten, Muscheln und Korallen
Copy of 1902 The original was made by Christoph Ritter and Georg Schweigger from 1650 to 1660, it was intended to be installed the in the Nuremberg Main Market in 1688, but this plan was not carried out
. In 1790 Paul I acquired it for his palace Perterhof near St. Petersburg.
On 22nd October 1902 it was installed in the Main Market (south side), but removed again already in 1934.
In 1962 it was installed in Stadtpark, where it has been standing since then.
Location: Nürnberg, Maxfeld, Stadtpark
Design: Ritter, Christoph (III.), Schweigger, Georg
Realization: Lenz, Ernst
Depicted: Gerngros, Ludwig Ritter von
Material: Bronze
photo 2024, Theo Noll
Neptun-Fountain
1902
Brunnenschaft mit Stadtwappen und Fruchtgehängen aus Meeresfrüchten, Muscheln und Korallen, Detailansicht
Copy of 1902 The original was made by Christoph Ritter and Georg Schweigger from 1650 to 1660, it was intended to be installed the in the Nuremberg Main Market in 1688, but this plan was not carried out
. In 1790 Paul I acquired it for his palace Perterhof near St. Petersburg.
On 22nd October 1902 it was installed in the Main Market (south side), but removed again already in 1934.
In 1962 it was installed in Stadtpark, where it has been standing since then.
Location: Nürnberg, Maxfeld, Stadtpark
Design: Ritter, Christoph (III.), Schweigger, Georg
Realization: Lenz, Ernst
Depicted: Gerngros, Ludwig Ritter von
Material: Bronze
photo 2024, Theo Noll
Neptun-Fountain
1902
Brunnenfiguren, Ansicht von Nordost
Copy of 1902 The original was made by Christoph Ritter and Georg Schweigger from 1650 to 1660, it was intended to be installed the in the Nuremberg Main Market in 1688, but this plan was not carried out
. In 1790 Paul I acquired it for his palace Perterhof near St. Petersburg.
On 22nd October 1902 it was installed in the Main Market (south side), but removed again already in 1934.
In 1962 it was installed in Stadtpark, where it has been standing since then.
Location: Nürnberg, Maxfeld, Stadtpark
Design: Ritter, Christoph (III.), Schweigger, Georg
Realization: Lenz, Ernst
Depicted: Gerngros, Ludwig Ritter von
Material: Bronze
photo 2024, Theo Noll
Neptun-Fountain
1902
Najade und Putti
Copy of 1902 The original was made by Christoph Ritter and Georg Schweigger from 1650 to 1660, it was intended to be installed the in the Nuremberg Main Market in 1688, but this plan was not carried out
. In 1790 Paul I acquired it for his palace Perterhof near St. Petersburg.
On 22nd October 1902 it was installed in the Main Market (south side), but removed again already in 1934.
In 1962 it was installed in Stadtpark, where it has been standing since then.
Location: Nürnberg, Maxfeld, Stadtpark
Design: Ritter, Christoph (III.), Schweigger, Georg
Realization: Lenz, Ernst
Depicted: Gerngros, Ludwig Ritter von
Material: Bronze
photo 2024, Theo Noll
Neptun-Fountain
1902
View from the north
Copy of 1902 The original was made by Christoph Ritter and Georg Schweigger from 1650 to 1660, it was intended to be installed the in the Nuremberg Main Market in 1688, but this plan was not carried out
. In 1790 Paul I acquired it for his palace Perterhof near St. Petersburg.
On 22nd October 1902 it was installed in the Main Market (south side), but removed again already in 1934.
In 1962 it was installed in Stadtpark, where it has been standing since then.
Location: Nuremberg, Maxfeld, Stadtpark
Design: Ritter, Christoph (III.), Schweigger, Georg
Realization: Lenz, Ernst
Depicted: Gerngros, Ludwig Ritter von
Material: Bronze
photo Sep 2013, Theo Noll
Neptun-Fountain
1902
Oblique view from the northwest
Copy of 1902 The original was made by Christoph Ritter and Georg Schweigger from 1650 to 1660, it was intended to be installed the in the Nuremberg Main Market in 1688, but this plan was not carried out
. In 1790 Paul I acquired it for his palace Perterhof near St. Petersburg.
On 22nd October 1902 it was installed in the Main Market (south side), but removed again already in 1934.
In 1962 it was installed in Stadtpark, where it has been standing since then.
Location: Nuremberg, Maxfeld, Stadtpark
Design: Ritter, Christoph (III.), Schweigger, Georg
Realization: Lenz, Ernst
Depicted: Gerngros, Ludwig Ritter von
Material: Bronze
photo Feb 2007, Theo Noll
Neptun-Fountain
1902
Total view from the west
photo Feb 2011, Theo Noll
Copy of 1902 The original was made by Christoph Ritter and Georg Schweigger from 1650 to 1660, it was intended to be installed the in the Nuremberg Main Market in 1688, but this plan was not carried out
. In 1790 Paul I acquired it for his palace Perterhof near St. Petersburg.
On 22nd October 1902 it was installed in the Main Market (south side), but removed again already in 1934.
In 1962 it was installed in Stadtpark, where it has been standing since then.
Location: Nuremberg, Maxfeld, Stadtpark
Design: Ritter, Christoph (III.), Schweigger, Georg
Realization: Lenz, Ernst
Depicted: Gerngros, Ludwig Ritter von
Material: Bronze
Neptun-Fountain
1902
View from the west
Copy of 1902 The original was made by Christoph Ritter and Georg Schweigger from 1650 to 1660, it was intended to be installed the in the Nuremberg Main Market in 1688, but this plan was not carried out
. In 1790 Paul I acquired it for his palace Perterhof near St. Petersburg.
On 22nd October 1902 it was installed in the Main Market (south side), but removed again already in 1934.
In 1962 it was installed in Stadtpark, where it has been standing since then.
Location: Nuremberg, Maxfeld, Stadtpark
Design: Ritter, Christoph (III.), Schweigger, Georg
Realization: Lenz, Ernst
Depicted: Gerngros, Ludwig Ritter von
Material: Bronze
photo Sep 2013, Theo Noll
Neptun-Fountain
1902
Beckenfiguren und Brunnenschaft von Westen
Copy of 1902 The original was made by Christoph Ritter and Georg Schweigger from 1650 to 1660, it was intended to be installed the in the Nuremberg Main Market in 1688, but this plan was not carried out
. In 1790 Paul I acquired it for his palace Perterhof near St. Petersburg.
On 22nd October 1902 it was installed in the Main Market (south side), but removed again already in 1934.
In 1962 it was installed in Stadtpark, where it has been standing since then.
Location: Nürnberg, Maxfeld, Stadtpark
Design: Ritter, Christoph (III.), Schweigger, Georg
Realization: Lenz, Ernst
Depicted: Gerngros, Ludwig Ritter von
Material: Bronze
photo 2024, Theo Noll
Neptun-Fountain
1902
Inscription at the west side
Copy of 1902 The original was made by Christoph Ritter and Georg Schweigger from 1650 to 1660, it was intended to be installed the in the Nuremberg Main Market in 1688, but this plan was not carried out
. In 1790 Paul I acquired it for his palace Perterhof near St. Petersburg.
On 22nd October 1902 it was installed in the Main Market (south side), but removed again already in 1934.
In 1962 it was installed in Stadtpark, where it has been standing since then.
Location: Nuremberg, Maxfeld, Stadtpark
Design: Ritter, Christoph (III.), Schweigger, Georg
Realization: Lenz, Ernst
Depicted: Gerngros, Ludwig Ritter von
Material: Bronze
photo 2024, Theo Noll
Neptun-Fountain
1902
Künstlersignatur: In Erz gegossen / Ernst Lenz / Firma Ch. Lenz
Copy of 1902 The original was made by Christoph Ritter and Georg Schweigger from 1650 to 1660, it was intended to be installed the in the Nuremberg Main Market in 1688, but this plan was not carried out
. In 1790 Paul I acquired it for his palace Perterhof near St. Petersburg.
On 22nd October 1902 it was installed in the Main Market (south side), but removed again already in 1934.
In 1962 it was installed in Stadtpark, where it has been standing since then.
Location: Nürnberg, Maxfeld, Stadtpark
Design: Ritter, Christoph (III.), Schweigger, Georg
Realization: Lenz, Ernst
Depicted: Gerngros, Ludwig Ritter von
Material: Bronze
photo 2024, Theo Noll
Neptun-Fountain
1902
Total view from the east
Copy of 1902 The original was made by Christoph Ritter and Georg Schweigger from 1650 to 1660, it was intended to be installed the in the Nuremberg Main Market in 1688, but this plan was not carried out
. In 1790 Paul I acquired it for his palace Perterhof near St. Petersburg.
On 22nd October 1902 it was installed in the Main Market (south side), but removed again already in 1934.
In 1962 it was installed in Stadtpark, where it has been standing since then.
Location: Nuremberg, Maxfeld, Stadtpark
Design: Ritter, Christoph (III.), Schweigger, Georg
Realization: Lenz, Ernst
Depicted: Gerngros, Ludwig Ritter von
Material: Bronze
photo Feb 2011, Theo Noll
Neptun-Fountain
1902
Neptun
Copy of 1902 The original was made by Christoph Ritter and Georg Schweigger from 1650 to 1660, it was intended to be installed the in the Nuremberg Main Market in 1688, but this plan was not carried out
. In 1790 Paul I acquired it for his palace Perterhof near St. Petersburg.
On 22nd October 1902 it was installed in the Main Market (south side), but removed again already in 1934.
In 1962 it was installed in Stadtpark, where it has been standing since then.
Location: Nuremberg, Maxfeld, Stadtpark
Design: Ritter, Christoph (III.), Schweigger, Georg
Realization: Lenz, Ernst
Depicted: Gerngros, Ludwig Ritter von
Material: Bronze
photo Sep 2013, Theo Noll
Neptun-Fountain
1902
Neptun, detail
Copy of 1902 The original was made by Christoph Ritter and Georg Schweigger from 1650 to 1660, it was intended to be installed the in the Nuremberg Main Market in 1688, but this plan was not carried out
. In 1790 Paul I acquired it for his palace Perterhof near St. Petersburg.
On 22nd October 1902 it was installed in the Main Market (south side), but removed again already in 1934.
In 1962 it was installed in Stadtpark, where it has been standing since then.
Location: Nuremberg, Maxfeld, Stadtpark
Design: Ritter, Christoph (III.), Schweigger, Georg
Realization: Lenz, Ernst
Depicted: Gerngros, Ludwig Ritter von
Material: Bronze
photo Sep 2013, Theo Noll
Neptun-Fountain
1902
Neptun, face
Copy of 1902 The original was made by Christoph Ritter and Georg Schweigger from 1650 to 1660, it was intended to be installed the in the Nuremberg Main Market in 1688, but this plan was not carried out
. In 1790 Paul I acquired it for his palace Perterhof near St. Petersburg.
On 22nd October 1902 it was installed in the Main Market (south side), but removed again already in 1934.
In 1962 it was installed in Stadtpark, where it has been standing since then.
Location: Nuremberg, Maxfeld, Stadtpark
Design: Ritter, Christoph (III.), Schweigger, Georg
Realization: Lenz, Ernst
Depicted: Gerngros, Ludwig Ritter von
Material: Bronze
photo Feb 2011, Theo Noll
Neptun-Fountain
1902
Neptun postament from the northwest
Copy of 1902 The original was made by Christoph Ritter and Georg Schweigger from 1650 to 1660, it was intended to be installed the in the Nuremberg Main Market in 1688, but this plan was not carried out
. In 1790 Paul I acquired it for his palace Perterhof near St. Petersburg.
On 22nd October 1902 it was installed in the Main Market (south side), but removed again already in 1934.
In 1962 it was installed in Stadtpark, where it has been standing since then.
Location: Nuremberg, Maxfeld, Stadtpark
Design: Ritter, Christoph (III.), Schweigger, Georg
Realization: Lenz, Ernst
Depicted: Gerngros, Ludwig Ritter von
Material: Bronze
photo Sep 2013, Theo Noll
Neptun-Fountain
1902
Inscription at the south side
photo Feb 2011, Theo Noll
Copy of 1902 The original was made by Christoph Ritter and Georg Schweigger from 1650 to 1660, it was intended to be installed the in the Nuremberg Main Market in 1688, but this plan was not carried out
. In 1790 Paul I acquired it for his palace Perterhof near St. Petersburg.
On 22nd October 1902 it was installed in the Main Market (south side), but removed again already in 1934.
In 1962 it was installed in Stadtpark, where it has been standing since then.
Location: Nuremberg, Maxfeld, Stadtpark
Design: Ritter, Christoph (III.), Schweigger, Georg
Realization: Lenz, Ernst
Depicted: Gerngros, Ludwig Ritter von
Material: Bronze
Neptun-Fountain
1902
Triton rider sitting on a seahorse, putti riding on a dragon, south side
Copy of 1902 The original was made by Christoph Ritter and Georg Schweigger from 1650 to 1660, it was intended to be installed the in the Nuremberg Main Market in 1688, but this plan was not carried out
. In 1790 Paul I acquired it for his palace Perterhof near St. Petersburg.
On 22nd October 1902 it was installed in the Main Market (south side), but removed again already in 1934.
In 1962 it was installed in Stadtpark, where it has been standing since then.
Location: Nuremberg, Maxfeld, Stadtpark
Design: Ritter, Christoph (III.), Schweigger, Georg
Realization: Lenz, Ernst
Depicted: Gerngros, Ludwig Ritter von
Material: Bronze
photo Sep 2013, Theo Noll
Neptun-Fountain
1902
Triton rider sitting on a seahorse, south side
Copy of 1902 The original was made by Christoph Ritter and Georg Schweigger from 1650 to 1660, it was intended to be installed the in the Nuremberg Main Market in 1688, but this plan was not carried out
. In 1790 Paul I acquired it for his palace Perterhof near St. Petersburg.
On 22nd October 1902 it was installed in the Main Market (south side), but removed again already in 1934.
In 1962 it was installed in Stadtpark, where it has been standing since then.
Location: Nuremberg, Maxfeld, Stadtpark
Design: Ritter, Christoph (III.), Schweigger, Georg
Realization: Lenz, Ernst
Depicted: Gerngros, Ludwig Ritter von
Material: Bronze
photo Aug 2017, Theo Noll
Neptun-Fountain
1902
Triton rider, south side
Copy of 1902 The original was made by Christoph Ritter and Georg Schweigger from 1650 to 1660, it was intended to be installed the in the Nuremberg Main Market in 1688, but this plan was not carried out
. In 1790 Paul I acquired it for his palace Perterhof near St. Petersburg.
On 22nd October 1902 it was installed in the Main Market (south side), but removed again already in 1934.
In 1962 it was installed in Stadtpark, where it has been standing since then.
Location: Nuremberg, Maxfeld, Stadtpark
Design: Ritter, Christoph (III.), Schweigger, Georg
Realization: Lenz, Ernst
Depicted: Gerngros, Ludwig Ritter von
Material: Bronze
photo Aug 2017, Theo Noll
Neptun-Fountain
1902
Triton rider, south side, detail
Copy of 1902 The original was made by Christoph Ritter and Georg Schweigger from 1650 to 1660, it was intended to be installed the in the Nuremberg Main Market in 1688, but this plan was not carried out
. In 1790 Paul I acquired it for his palace Perterhof near St. Petersburg.
On 22nd October 1902 it was installed in the Main Market (south side), but removed again already in 1934.
In 1962 it was installed in Stadtpark, where it has been standing since then.
Location: Nuremberg, Maxfeld, Stadtpark
Design: Ritter, Christoph (III.), Schweigger, Georg
Realization: Lenz, Ernst
Depicted: Gerngros, Ludwig Ritter von
Material: Bronze
photo Aug 2017, Theo Noll
Neptun-Fountain
1902
Triton rider sitting on a seahorse, south side, detail
Copy of 1902 The original was made by Christoph Ritter and Georg Schweigger from 1650 to 1660, it was intended to be installed the in the Nuremberg Main Market in 1688, but this plan was not carried out
. In 1790 Paul I acquired it for his palace Perterhof near St. Petersburg.
On 22nd October 1902 it was installed in the Main Market (south side), but removed again already in 1934.
In 1962 it was installed in Stadtpark, where it has been standing since then.
Location: Nuremberg, Maxfeld, Stadtpark
Design: Ritter, Christoph (III.), Schweigger, Georg
Realization: Lenz, Ernst
Depicted: Gerngros, Ludwig Ritter von
Material: Bronze
photo Aug 2017, Theo Noll
Neptun-Fountain
1902
Seahorse, south side, tail
Copy of 1902 The original was made by Christoph Ritter and Georg Schweigger from 1650 to 1660, it was intended to be installed the in the Nuremberg Main Market in 1688, but this plan was not carried out
. In 1790 Paul I acquired it for his palace Perterhof near St. Petersburg.
On 22nd October 1902 it was installed in the Main Market (south side), but removed again already in 1934.
In 1962 it was installed in Stadtpark, where it has been standing since then.
Location: Nuremberg, Maxfeld, Stadtpark
Design: Ritter, Christoph (III.), Schweigger, Georg
Realization: Lenz, Ernst
Depicted: Gerngros, Ludwig Ritter von
Material: Bronze
photo Aug 2017, Theo Noll
Neptun-Fountain
1902
Seahorse, south side, front legs
Copy of 1902 The original was made by Christoph Ritter and Georg Schweigger from 1650 to 1660, it was intended to be installed the in the Nuremberg Main Market in 1688, but this plan was not carried out
. In 1790 Paul I acquired it for his palace Perterhof near St. Petersburg.
On 22nd October 1902 it was installed in the Main Market (south side), but removed again already in 1934.
In 1962 it was installed in Stadtpark, where it has been standing since then.
Location: Nuremberg, Maxfeld, Stadtpark
Design: Ritter, Christoph (III.), Schweigger, Georg
Realization: Lenz, Ernst
Depicted: Gerngros, Ludwig Ritter von
Material: Bronze
photo Aug 2017, Theo Noll
Neptun-Fountain
1902
Putto sitting on a fish
Copy of 1902 The original was made by Christoph Ritter and Georg Schweigger from 1650 to 1660, it was intended to be installed the in the Nuremberg Main Market in 1688, but this plan was not carried out
. In 1790 Paul I acquired it for his palace Perterhof near St. Petersburg.
On 22nd October 1902 it was installed in the Main Market (south side), but removed again already in 1934.
In 1962 it was installed in Stadtpark, where it has been standing since then.
Location: Nuremberg, Maxfeld, Stadtpark
Design: Ritter, Christoph (III.), Schweigger, Georg
Realization: Lenz, Ernst
Depicted: Gerngros, Ludwig Ritter von
Material: Bronze
photo Sep 2013, Theo Noll
Neptun-Fountain
1902
Triton rider, north side
Copy of 1902 The original was made by Christoph Ritter and Georg Schweigger from 1650 to 1660, it was intended to be installed the in the Nuremberg Main Market in 1688, but this plan was not carried out
. In 1790 Paul I acquired it for his palace Perterhof near St. Petersburg.
On 22nd October 1902 it was installed in the Main Market (south side), but removed again already in 1934.
In 1962 it was installed in Stadtpark, where it has been standing since then.
Location: Nuremberg, Maxfeld, Stadtpark
Design: Ritter, Christoph (III.), Schweigger, Georg
Realization: Lenz, Ernst
Depicted: Gerngros, Ludwig Ritter von
Material: Bronze
photo Sep 2013, Theo Noll
Neptun-Fountain
1902
Triton rider, north side, detail
Copy of 1902 The original was made by Christoph Ritter and Georg Schweigger from 1650 to 1660, it was intended to be installed the in the Nuremberg Main Market in 1688, but this plan was not carried out
. In 1790 Paul I acquired it for his palace Perterhof near St. Petersburg.
On 22nd October 1902 it was installed in the Main Market (south side), but removed again already in 1934.
In 1962 it was installed in Stadtpark, where it has been standing since then.
Location: Nuremberg, Maxfeld, Stadtpark
Design: Ritter, Christoph (III.), Schweigger, Georg
Realization: Lenz, Ernst
Depicted: Gerngros, Ludwig Ritter von
Material: Bronze
photo Aug 2017, Theo Noll
Neptun-Fountain
1902
Triton rider, north side
Copy of 1902 The original was made by Christoph Ritter and Georg Schweigger from 1650 to 1660, it was intended to be installed the in the Nuremberg Main Market in 1688, but this plan was not carried out
. In 1790 Paul I acquired it for his palace Perterhof near St. Petersburg.
On 22nd October 1902 it was installed in the Main Market (south side), but removed again already in 1934.
In 1962 it was installed in Stadtpark, where it has been standing since then.
Location: Nuremberg, Maxfeld, Stadtpark
Design: Ritter, Christoph (III.), Schweigger, Georg
Realization: Lenz, Ernst
Depicted: Gerngros, Ludwig Ritter von
Material: Bronze
photo Sep 2013, Theo Noll
Neptun-Fountain
1902
Najade, putti and triton rider in the fountain
Copy of 1902 The original was made by Christoph Ritter and Georg Schweigger from 1650 to 1660, it was intended to be installed the in the Nuremberg Main Market in 1688, but this plan was not carried out
. In 1790 Paul I acquired it for his palace Perterhof near St. Petersburg.
On 22nd October 1902 it was installed in the Main Market (south side), but removed again already in 1934.
In 1962 it was installed in Stadtpark, where it has been standing since then.
Location: Nuremberg, Maxfeld, Stadtpark
Design: Ritter, Christoph (III.), Schweigger, Georg
Realization: Lenz, Ernst
Depicted: Gerngros, Ludwig Ritter von
Material: Bronze
photoTheo Noll
