In Solna, at Tivoliudden park’s western end, lies the grave of Joseph Martin Kraus. Born in Miltenberg in 1756, he died in Stockholm on December 15, 1792, aged just 36. Kraus' final compositions became the funeral music for a monarch's funeral in 1792. His friends carried his coffin over the ice of Brunnsviken to Tivolis strand a week after his death. A Catholic priest performed the funeral ceremony.
The original grave monument was replaced with a new one in 1846. The new monument comprises a memorial stone adorned with a stone resembling a crown, surrounded by four stone pillars joined by iron chains. Two inscriptions are engraved on the stone: 'Född i Miltenberg 1756 D. 20 Jun. Död i Stockholm 1792 D. 15 Dec.' and 'Här det jordiska af Kraus, det himmelska lefver i hans toner'.
About four meters west of Kraus' gravestone is another grave monument. It bears the text: 'Här hvilar Tiger – God vän klok hund – Inez lade stenen 1884'. This monument commemorates a dog named Tiger.
Sources: Wikipedia, OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons
Written by Nik Frost
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