Johan Tobias Sergel

Johan Tobias Sergel
Johan Tobias Sergel. Lithograph by Alexander Clemens Wetterling, 1849
Born
Johan Tobias Sergel

(1740-09-07)7 September 1740
Died26 February 1814(1814-02-26) (aged 73)
Stockholm
NationalitySwedish

Johan Tobias Sergel (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈsæ̌rɡɛl];[1] 7 September 1740 in Stockholm – 26 February 1814 in Stockholm) was a Swedish neoclassical sculptor. Sergels torg, the largest square in the centre of Stockholm and near where his workshop stood, is named after him.[2]

  1. ^ "Sergel" at Forvo
  2. ^ Hall, Thomas (1999). Huvudstad i omvandling – Stockholms planering och utbyggnad under 700 år (in Swedish). Stockholm: Sveriges Radios förlag. pp. 181–186. ISBN 91-522-1810-4.