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Adina Sommer`s Rare Antique Maps and Contemporary Art
Bad Kreuth.
| Article ID | EUD4314 |
| Artist | Steinicken (1831-1896) |
| Christian Steinicken (1831-1896) was a German painter, steel and copper engraver. In watercolors he captured numerous cityscapes, especially of Munich. On behalf of the Bavarian King Ludwig II, he designed the newly built Falkenstein Castle from the Falkenstein Castle in watercolors. | |
| Title | Bad Kreuth. |
| Year | ca. 1850 |
| Description | View of Wildbad Kreuth near the Tegernsee in Upper Bavaria.According to legend, the healing properties of the sulfur spring were discovered by hunters who noticed the recovery of a deer drinking from it. Shepherds and farmers are said to have used the source since then. The bath was first mentioned in a document in 1490. The old bathhouse was built in 1511 under Abbot Heinrich V von Tegernsee. In 1818 Maximilian I Joseph, King of Bavaria, together with the secularized Tegernsee monastery also acquired the Wildbad Kreuth and had the current building erected. Spa guests included Emperor Franz Joseph I, and Emperors Nicholas I and Alexander I. |
| Place of Publication | Innsbruck |
| Dimensions (cm) | 8 x 10 cm |
| Condition | Perfect condition |
| Coloring | original colored |
| Technique | Steel engraving |
Reproduction:
18.00 €
( A reproduction can be ordered individually on request. )