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Lot 2078 Dα

Anton Alexander von Werner - Crown Prince Frederick William

Auction 1118 - overview Cologne
17.11.2018, 14:00 - 19th Century Art
Estimate: 1.400 € - 1.600 €

Anton Alexander von Werner

Crown Prince Frederick William

Black, white, and red pastel. 45.2 x 28.5 cm.
Unframed.
Monogrammed and dated lower left: AvW 1884.

A very fine sketch for the monumental mural depicting the coronation of Frederick I as King of Prussia in the Schlosskapelle at Königsberg on 18th January 1701, which Anton Werner painted for the Ruhmeshalle of the Berliner Zeughaus in 1887. It was designed as a pendant to the monumental "Kaiserproklamation" painted on 18th January 1871. Both works were destroyed in the War.

Literature

D. Bartmann (ed.). Anton von Werner. Geschichte in Bildern 1993, p. 355 ff (information on the mural).