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Burgundian Merchant by Hugo Haerdtl, Neue Burg or New Castle, Vienna, Austria #134478871
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Pictured is one of twenty statues on the fa̮̤ade of the Neue Burg or New Castle, part of the Hofburg Palace, Vienna, Austria. The statues were erected between 1895 and 1901 after a plan by the art historian, Albert Ilg. The Burgundian Merchant by Hugo Haerdt represents the acquisition of the Burgundian Lands, including the trade centers of Bruges and Ghent in1482.