Georg Franz Ebenhech was a German

Germany

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 sculptor known for his mastery of marble

Marble

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 technique.

Little is known of Ebenhech's early life before he arrived at Berlin

Berlin

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, but it is believed that he had previously worked in Italy

Italy

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, Leipzig

Leipzig

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, and Dresden

Dresden

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. Most of his work was created in Prussia

Prussia

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 for Sanssouci Palace, Potsdam

Potsdam

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, and he became an honorary member of the Berlin Akademie

Akademie der Künste

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in 1751. Ebenhech was still working on commissions for Sanssouci when he died in Berlin in 1757.