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A sitting poet and his lute in bronzed zinc

A sitting poet and his lute in bronzed zinc

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Bellmanstatyn, created in 1872 by Alfred Nyström, is a statue representing Carl Michael Bellman. It is located on Hasselbacken, Södra Djurgården and near Kräftriket, both in Stockholm. The statue shows a sitting Bellman with his lute on a high granite pedestal.

Bellmanstatyn, created in 1872 by Alfred Nyström, is a statue representing Carl Michael Bellman. The statue was Nyström's debut work and was highly appreciated. In 1870, Nyström received the commission to create this statue in bronzed zinc.

August Strindberg sat as a model for the statue. Nyström was acquainted with Strindberg and is referred to as Albert in Strindberg's autobiographical novel Tjänstekvinnans son. Today, Bellmanstatyn can be found on Hasselbacken, with a replica at Kräftriket overlooking Brunnsviken.

Sources: Wikipedia, OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons

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