Friedrich Drake

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Friedrich Drake (born June 23, 1805 in Pyrmont, Germany; died April 6, 1882 in Berlin) was a German sculptor.

He studied under Christian Rauch. He executed numerous statues and busts, among others busts of Oken and Ranke, Bismarck and Moltke.

[edit] Works

• Victoria on top of the Berlin victory column
• Eight Provinces of Prussia, represented by large allegorical figures
• Warrior crowned by Victory
• Melanchthon monument on the market square at Wittenberg (dedicated 1865)
• bronze equestrian statue of King William of Prussia at Cologne

[edit] References

• This article incorporates text from the public domain 1907 edition of The Nuttall Encyclopædia.