English: Statue of Neptune in Mechelen. The statue is also called Vadderik (lazy fat man). It is part of a water fountain erected in 1718. It was made by the sculptor Frans Langhmans, a sculptor from Mechelen, at the behest of the city council. The inscription reads SPQM or Senatus Populusque Mechliensis (the council and population of Mechlin).
Nederlands: Neptunusbeeld dat in de volksmond Vadderik (of Vadsigaard) wordt genoemd. Het hoort bij een waterpomp die in 1718 in gebruik werd genomen. De Mechelse beeldhouwer Frans Langhmans maakte het in opdracht van het gemeentebestuur. Op het beeldhouwwerk staat geschreven : SPQM of Senatus Populusque Mechliensis, wat betekent bestuur en bevolking van Mechelen.
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