NESSENTHALER, Elias
(b. 1664 Augsburg, d. 1714 Augsburg)
German engraver, part of an Augsburg family of engravers. He worked also in Vienna.
Trinity or Plague Column
The Trinity Column or Plague Column is a highly important monument. Situated in the Graben in Vienna, it was built as a result of Emperor Leopold I’s vow in 1679 to erect such a memorial in honour of the Holy Trinity in order to hasten the end of the plague.