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Adolph Friedrich Erdmann von Menzel

1815-1905 Germany/Realism-Impressionism

 

Brief Biography-Adolf Friedrich Erdmann von Menzel was born in Breslau, Poland, in 1815. He began as a lithographer in his father’s business in Berlin in 1833. He spent a short time in The Prussian Academy of Arts, now the Academy of Arts, Berlin. His foremost fame was a range of paintings concerning the life of Frederick the Great. On a visit to Paris, he was impressed by Jean Louis Ernest Meissonier, who became a close friend. In addition, the works of John Constable influenced him greatly. Menzel was a professor at the Academy from 1875 and received a knighthood in 1898. Many of his works are on view in Berlin.

 

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Construction Site
with Willows

Construction Site with Willows

Kitchen
in Courtyard

Kitchen in Courtyard

Hussars Bring to
a Polish Family

Hussars Bring to a Polish Family

Series of Gouache-
the-children-s-album

Series of Gouache-the-children-s-album

Travel
Plans

Travel Plans

Corpus Christi
Procession

Corpus Christi Procession in Hofgastein

Balcony
Room

Balcony Room

Departuer of King
William I

Departure of King william the First to the Army 1870

Journey to the
Countryside

Journey to the Beautiful Countryside

Living Room with
Artist's Sister

Living Room with Artist's Sistert

Paris
Weekday 1869

Paris Weekday 1869

Round
Table

Round Table

Alfred
the Great

Alfred the Great

Supper
at the Ball

Supper At the Ball

Art
Viewer

Art Viewer

Iron
Rolling Mill

Iron Roling Mill

Afternoon at the
Tuileries Park

Afternoon at the Tuileries Park

Artist's Bedroom
in Ritterstrasse

Artist's Bedroom in Ritterstrasse

At the
Beer Garden

At the Beer Garden

Beati
Possidentes-

Beati Possidentes-Blessed-are-Those-who-Have

Bonsoir Messieurs-
Frederick the Great

Bonsoir Messieurs-Frederick the Great in Lissa

Berlin Back Houses
in the Snow

Berlin Back Houses in the Snow

Chodowiecki on the
Jannowitz Bridge

Chodowiecki on the Jannowitz Bridge

Berlin-Potsdam
Railway

Berlin-Potsdam Railway

Church of Saints
Peter-and-Paul

Church of Saints Peter-and-Paul Strzegom

Choir of the Old
Church in Berlin

Choir of the Old Church in Berlin

Emilie
Sleeping

Emilie Sleeping

Clara Schmidt von
Knobelsdorff

Clara Schmidt von Knobelsdorff Ready to Go Out

Emilie Menzel
Standing at the Piano

Emilie Menzel Standing at the Piano

Evening
Party

Evening Party

Friedrich Canal in
the Moonlight

Friedrich Canal in the Moonlight

Folk Theatre
in Tyrol

Folk Theatre in Tyrol

Frederick the Great
on Trips

Frederick the Great on Trips

In the
Opera House

In the Opera House

In the
White Hall

In the White Hall

Karoline
Arnold

Karoline Arnold

Menzel-s Brother
Richard

Menzel-s Brother Richard

Masked
Dinner

Masked Dinner

Old Synagogue
Prague

Old Synagogue Prague

Storage
Room

Storage Room

The Theatre du
Gymnase

The Theatre du Gymnase

Paul Johann Ludwig
von Heyse

Paul Johann Ludwig von Heyse

Thunderstorm on
the Mountain

Thunderstorm on the Tempelhofer Mountain

Porch with Night
Lights

Porch with Night Lights

Pulpit Preaching in
the Church

Pulpit Preaching in the Church of Innsbruck

Two Discussing
Voters

Two Discussing Voters

The Studio
Wall

The Studio Wall

Youth with
Waterglass

Youth with Waterglass