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Born in 1856, Alajos Strobl started work as a young apprentice in the Chemnitz stove factory, but he soon showed his abilities as a sculptor. After completing his studies in Vienna, he began to receive many orders from Budapest and by the age of thirty, he was renowned throughout the country. Among his works are the statue of János Arany outside the National Museum and the statue of Saint Stephen on Fishermen’s Bastion. He was commissioned by Franz Joseph to make the splendid group of statues for the Matthias Fountain in Buda Castle. Strobl made the bust of the first king of Hungary for St Stephen’s Hall.
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