File:Wernerprokla.jpg
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Title | The proclamation of the German Empire | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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The third version of the proclamation of Prussian king Wilhelm I as German Emperor at Versailles, by Anton von Werner. The first two versions were destroyed in the Second World War. This version was commissioned by the Prussian royal family for chancellor Bismarck's 70th birthday.
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Date | 1885 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medium | oil on canvas | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Dimensions | Height: 250 cm (98.4 in). Width: 250 cm (98.4 in). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Object history |
1885: commissioned by the Prussian royal family for Otto von Bismarck |
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Notes | Cropped version, missing frame Originally from nl.wikipedia; description page is/was here. Original source: Anton von Werner at buergertum.com; original uploader was Känsterle at nl.wikipedia; 17 June 2005 (original upload date) |
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Source/Photographer | Museen Nord / Bismarck Museum: Picture |
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