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Am brandenburger Thor in Berlin.
| Article ID | EUD3628 |
Title | Am brandenburger Thor in Berlin. |
Description | Decorative voew of the Brandenburger gate in Berlin. In teh forground the royal carriage. The Brandenburg gate is an 18th-century neoclassical monument in Berlin, built on the orders of Prussian king Frederick William II after the (temporarily) successful restoration of order during the early Batavian Revolution. The Brandenburg Gate has played different political roles in German history. After the 1806 Prussian defeat at the Battle of Jena-Auerstedt, Napoleon was the first to use the Brandenburg Gate for a triumphal procession, and took its Quadriga to Paris. After Napoleon's defeat in 1814 and the Prussian occupation of Paris by General Ernst von Pfuel, the Quadriga was restored to Berlin It was now redesigned by Karl Friedrich Schinkel for the new role of the Brandenburg Gate as a Prussian triumphal arch; the goddess, now definitely Victoria, was equipped with the Prussian eagle and Iron Cross on her lance with a wreath of oak leaves. The Quadriga faces east, as it did when it was originally installed in 1793. Only the royal family was allowed to pass through the central archway, as well as members of the Pfuel family, from 1814 to 1919. |
| Year | ca. 1880 |
Artist | Etwall (1843-1912) |
| Place of Publication | Germany |
| Dimensions (cm) | 32,5 x 51,5 |
| Condition | Very good |
| Coloring | original colored |
| Technique | Wood engraving |
Reproduction:
21.00 €
( A reproduction can be ordered individually on request. )