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Wounded Achilles, Bronze By Ernst Herter Late 19th Century

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"Wounded Achilles, Bronze By Ernst Herter Late 19th Century "

Dying Achilles or wounded Achilles, bronze subject with brown patina after the German sculptor Ernst Gustav Herter.
Late 19th century. Very good state.

Ernst Gustav Herter (born May 14, 1846 in Berlin and died December 19, 1917 in the same city) is a German sculptor belonging to the Berlin school. Ernst Herter specialized in the creation of statues of mythological or historical inspiration.
Among his most famous statues is the Dying Achilles or Wounded Achilles (German: Sterbender Achilles), created in Berlin in 1884. This statue was acquired by Empress Elizabeth of Austria (Sissi), who made it the centerpiece of the gardens of his palace on the grec island Corfou.