Peerd van Ome Loeks

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This is a 3D scan with an XYZ handheld scanner of The Horse of Uncle Loeks standing in front of the main station of Groningen. The scan was from a miniature that stood approximately 120 mm high. The first image that referred to the Horse of Uncle Loeks was the image Foal (Radesingel, 1951) by Vladimir de Vries. After the placement of the image at the station, the Horse of Uncle Loeks became seen as the city's trademark. After the unveiling of the Foal image, a private individual submitted to the municipality of Groningen in vain to have souvenirs made from the Foal for promoting the city and province of Groningen. In 1954, the municipal council finally agreed on placing an image of the Horse of Uncle Loeks at the station, which would be directed towards the station according to a request by NS with the head of the horse pointing towards the station. The image was moved several times during renovations of the Stationsplein. Since 2007, the image has stood on its original place. There are various stories about who Uncle Loeks was. Lukas 'Loeks' van Hemmen (1876-1955), a stable owner and horse breeder from Groningen, is considered to be the real Loeks. In 1910, Van Hemmen would have injured his famous racing horse Appelon so severely that the horse died after several days. When the horse butcher came to pick up the horse, street children sang the song The Horse of Uncle Loeks is Dead. The melody probably comes from the Austrian song Ach du lieber Augustin, which also has the same melody as the Sinterklaas song Daar wordt aan de deur geklopt. The lyrics are based on the German student's song Wenn Schimmel in Leben ist gebleven. The rights of the image have been held by the Foundation Horse of Uncle Loeks since 1974.