Editorial" Die grosse Neugierde" -the " Great curiosity", a favourite vantage point for Prussian royalty in the park of Glienicke palace. Detail of the tower's lantern.
EditorialSeven Years War (1756-1763). Third Silesian War. Siege of Schweidnitz (7 August to 9 October, 1762). The Prussian army of Frederick the Great besieged the city, whose fortress was being defended by the Austrian garrison under General Franz Guasco. On 8...
EditorialSeven Years War (1756-1763). Third Silesian War. Map of the Battle of Liegnitz (August 15, 1760). It took place on the bank of the Katzbach River in Northern Silesia. An Imperial Austrian army, commanded by Marshal Daun, faced against the Prussian army...
EditorialSeven Years War (1756-1763). Plan of the Battle of Krefeld (June 23, 1758). Confrontation between the Prussian-Hanoverian troops, commanded by Ferdinand of Brunswick-Luneburg, and the French forces led by Louis de Bourbon-Conde, Comte de Clermont. Engr...
EditorialFranz Tellgmann, maneuver picture of German troops, collodion paper, black and white positive process, picture size: height: 22,50 cm; width: 16,80 cm, inscribed: recto and: imprinted: Phot. v. FRANZ TELLGMANN, court photographer Sr Maj. D. K?nigs v. D...
EditorialCoverlet, 1847, Frederick A. Kean (American, born Prussian (Russia), c. 1811-1893), United States, Indiana, Vigo County, Terre Haute, Indiana, Cotton and wool, plain weave with plain interlacings of secondary binding warps and patterning wefts (Beiderw...
EditorialMarshal Blucher. Gebhard Leberecht von Blüücher, Fürst von Wahlstatt (December 16, 1742 – September 12, 1819). A Prussian field marshal who led his army against Napoleon I at the Battle of the Nations at Leipzig in 1813 and at the Battle of Waterl...
EditorialEquestrian statue of Friedrich Wilhelm of Prussia, the " Grosse Kurfuerst" (Great Elector), founder of Prussian absolutism (1620-1688). Around the base four prisoners. Bronze (1697).
EditorialGeneral T.W. Von Bulo. Friedrich Wilhelm Freiherr von Bülow, (February 16, 1755 – February 25, 1816) was a Prussian general of the Napoleonic War. He played a prominent part at the Battle Waterloo. History of the French Revolution, and of the wars p...
EditorialThe Duke of Wellington. Field Marshal Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington (1 May 1769 – 14 September 1852). A British soldier and statesman, who in 1815, commanded the allied army which, together with a Prussian army under Blucher, defeated Napo...
EditorialHomme et femme de la Silesie Prufsienne. Man and woman of Prussian Silesia. Encyclope?die des Voyages, contenant l'abre?ge? historique des m?urs ... de tous les peuples: Et la collection complette de leurs habillemens civils, militaires, religieux ...
EditorialOrders of Chivalry: Prussian Order of the Black Eagle 1, Russian Order of St. Andrew the Apostle 2, Swedish Royal Order of the Seraphim 3 and Danish Order of the Elephant 4. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Bertuch's "Bilderbuch fur Kinder" (Pic...
EditorialMarcello Bacciarelli (1731-1818). Italian painter. The Prussian Homage, 1796. Oil on canvas. 19th Century Polish Art Gallery (Sukiennice Museum). National Museum of Krakow. Poland.
EditorialPlate and fruit-basket from the " Sanssouci" service set, KPM (Royal Prussian Manufacture) 1769-70. King Friedrich II ordered it for his palace Sanssouci in Potsdam near Berlin, to be used in the " Chinese Tea-house" .
EditorialPrince Karl von Lothringen, brother of Emperor Franz I Stephan and brother-in-law of Empress Maria Theresia. He was the unsuccessful commander of an army during the Austro-Prussian war over Silesia.
EditorialHead of a Banner Staff, 18th century, German (Prussian) or Italian, Steel, wood (ash), L. 83 3/4 in. (210.9 cm); L. of head 11 1/2 in. (29 cm); W. 4 in. (10 cm); Wt. 3 lbs. 8 oz. (1587.6 g), Shafted Weapons.
EditorialKarl August von Hardenberg (1750-1822). Prussian statesman and Prime Minister of Prussia. He was its representative at the Congress of Vienna (1815). Engraving, 1885. Colored.
EditorialKarl August von Hardenberg (1750-1822). Prussian statesman and Prime Minister of Prussia. He was its representative at the Congress of Vienna (1815). Engraving, 1885.
EditorialLeopold I, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau (1676 ?A_i_ 1747). German prince of the House of Ascania and ruler of the principality of Anhalt-Dessau from 1693 to 1747. He was also a Generalfeldmarschall in the Prussian army. Engraving by J.J. Wille. Historia Uni...
EditorialLeopold I, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau (1676 ? 1747). German prince of the House of Ascania and ruler of the principality of Anhalt-Dessau from 1693 to 1747. He was also a Generalfeldmarschall in the Prussian army. Engraving by J.J. Wille. Historia Univers...
EditorialKarl Friedrich Schinkel (1781-1841). Prussian architect, city planner, and painter. Tomb of Schinkel in the Dorotheenstadt Friedhof cemetery. Berlin. Germany.
EditorialKarl Friedrich Schinkel (1781-1841). Prussian architect, city planner, and painter. Tomb of Schinkel in the Dorotheenstadt Friedhof cemetery. Berlin. Germany.
EditorialOval hall with cupola. Sanssouci Palace (1745-1747) built by order of Prussian King Frederic the Great as a country seat, near his residence in Potsdam, atop sheltered terraces for vine and fig trees.
EditorialKarl Friedrich Schinkel (1781-1841). Prussian architect, city planner, and painter. Tomb of Schinkel in the Dorotheenstadt Friedhof cemetery. Berlin. Germany.
EditorialMarshal Blucher. Gebhard Leberecht von Blüücher, Fürst von Wahlstatt (December 16, 1742 – September 12, 1819). A Prussian field marshal who led his army against Napoleon I at the Battle of the Nations at Leipzig in 1813 and at the Battle of Waterl...
EditorialGeneral T.W. Von Bulo. Friedrich Wilhelm Freiherr von Bülow, (February 16, 1755 – February 25, 1816) was a Prussian general of the Napoleonic War. He played a prominent part at the Battle Waterloo. History of the French Revolution, and of the wars p...
EditorialMajor Von Schill. Ferdinand Baptista von Schill (1776-1809). A Prussian soldier and patriot who raised a rebellion against France, during the Napoleonic wars. Schill was killed in a battle with Danish and Dutch troops under French command, in the town ...
EditorialThe Duke of Wellington. Field Marshal Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington (1 May 1769 – 14 September 1852). A British soldier and statesman, who in 1815, commanded the allied army which, together with a Prussian army under Blucher, defeated Napo...
EditorialBritannia attended by British & Prussian officers. Victory descending and placing the laurel on the brows of Wellington, while Europe is presenting badges of honour to the military heroes of Waterloo. . History of the French Revolution, and of the wars...