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File:Wernerprokla.jpg

Summary

Artist
Title The proclamation of the German Empire
Description
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.
Date 1885
Medium oil on canvas
Dimensions Height: 250 cm (98.4 in). Width: 250 cm (98.4 in).
Object history

1885: commissioned by the Prussian royal family for Otto von Bismarck

by 2010: Bismarck Museum, Friedrichsruh, Germany
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)
Source/Photographer Museen Nord / Bismarck Museum: Picture

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