Peter Anton von Verschaffelt was court sculptor at the Electoral Palatinate court from 1752 and director of the drawing academy in Mannheim from 1769, after working as an independent sculptor in Rome. His main work during this period was the crowning angel figure on the Engelsburg. Between 1766 and 1769, the Ghent sculptor created a large number of figures for the Schwetzingen Palace Garden, including its "landmark", the two stag figures.
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