Heinrich Petters
Christoph Heinrich Hermann Petters (born November 3, 1810 in Parchim ; † March 20, 1884 in Schwerin ) was a German sculptor .
Life
Nothing is known about Heinrich Petters' childhood or professional training. He worked as a freelance stone sculptor in Schwerin, among other things on the sculptural decoration of the Schwerin Palace , for which he received the palace medal in bronze from Grand Duke Friedrich Franz II at the inauguration in 1857 . In later years Petters also actively devoted himself to local politics as a senator in Schwerin.
Services
Petter's artistic work is particularly in the area of building sculpture.
Works
- 1836/41 work for the new building of the Schwerin theater (burnt down in 1882)
- 1845/46 ornamental parts of the high altar in Schwerin Cathedral
- 1852 baptismal font and rose tower for the Marienkirche in Röbel
- 1855 sculptural jewelry for the Grand Ducal Jägerhof Schwerin
- around 1855 works for the Schwerin Castle
- 1855/56 two heralds at the palace garden portal after models by Albert Wolff
- around 1856 " Petermännchen "
- around 1856 bust of Georg Adolph Demmler
- Heraldic relief and heralds on the main tower
- 1857: allegorical figures for the Schwerin savings institution building based on designs by Georg Wiese
- Relief of the coat of arms on the Parchim town hall
literature
- August Stüler: The Schwerin Castle . Verlag Ernst & Horn, Berlin 1869 (together with Hermann Willebrand and Eduard Prosch)
- Horst Zänger: The constitutional monarchy and other publications from the pen of the Schwerin senator, mayor and democrat Carl Ludwig Friedrich Pohle and from the work of the sculptor and senator Christoph Heinrich Hermann Petters , Schwerin 2000
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Petters, Heinrich |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Petters, Christoph Heinrich Hermann (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German sculptor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 3, 1810 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Parchim |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 20, 1884 |
| Place of death | Schwerin |