Triton Saving Cupid Children

The sculptural group "Triton Rescuing Cupid Children" is located in the Chinese Pond of the Upper Park of Oranienbaum, south of the Chinese Palace, near the southern shore of the reservoir. Created in the middle of the 19th century, the composition was not originally intended as a fountain, but in 1886, under the direction of architect G. Preiss, a water supply was installed for it. The author's signature "J. Kopf 1861" has been preserved on the back side of the plinth, and the creator of the work, Joseph von Kopf, has been a court sculptor of Württemberg since 1857. In the 2000s, the sculpture together with its pedestal was dismantled and moved to a museum storage due to large-scale restoration work in the palace and park ensemble.