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. Object Type: painting. Genre: history painting. Date: 1885. Dimensions: height: 250 cm (98.4 in); width: 250 cm (98.4 in). Medium: oil on canvas. Depicted People: William I, German Emperor, Otto von Bismarck, Helmuth von Moltke the Elder, Ernst II, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, , Friedrich I, Grand Duke of Baden. Collection: Bismarck-Museum Friedrichsruh. A v Werner - Kaiserproklamation am 18 Januar 1871 (3. Fassung 1885) (cropped)
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