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Venus and Adonis

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What is recorded here

Dated 1741, these are the last known garden sculptures by Jan van Logteren & rare survivals of 18th-century Dutch sculpture. The army was stationed there during WWII & these sandstone figures show signs of how they were used as target practice.

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  • Paul Gillett, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • John Firth, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • PAUL FARMER, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Rob Westlake, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Nigel Cox, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Pip Rolls, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Milestone Society, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Andrew Smith, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • David Howard, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Philip Jeffrey, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
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