Image: A v Werner - Kaiserproklamation am 18 Januar 1871 (3. Fassung 1885)
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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. Note that the subjects are portrayed as the age they were when the work was painted in 1885, not the age they were at when the event occurred in 1871.
Title: The proclamation of the German Empire
Credit: Museen Nord / Bismarck Museum: Picture
Author: Anton von Werner
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