The American Cyclopædia (1879)/Ohmacht, Landolin

OHMACHT, Landolin, a German sculptor, born in Würtemberg about 1761, died in Strasburg, March 31, 1834. He was at first a joiner, studied under Canova in Rome, and settled in Strasburg in 1801. His principal works are: &ldquo;The Judgment of Paris,&rdquo; in the royal garden at Munich; the statue of Neptune at Münster, and that of Desaix between Kehl and Strasburg; the mausoleum of the emperor Rudolph in the cathedral of Spa; the statue of Luther at Weissenburg, and that of &ldquo;Venus leaving her Bath,&rdquo; which is regarded as his masterpiece. Among his best known busts are those of Lavater, Klopstock, Raphael, and Holbein.