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Adolph Menzel

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Man playing flute in an ornate candlelit palace room, with musicians and seated listeners in 18th-century dress.

Frederick the Great Playing the Flute at Sanssouci

1850

Painting of a crowd carrying a draped coffin through a city square before a columned neoclassical building, 1848.

Lying in State of the March Fallen

1848

Loose painted view of a busy Paris street with pedestrians, a horse, café tables and tall buildings in sunlight.

A Working Day in Paris

Painting of two rulers shaking hands on a marble staircase, surrounded by courtiers in ornate uniforms and sashes.

Begegnung Friedrichs II. mit Kaiser Joseph II. in Neiße 1769

1857

Painting of a busy Italian market square with umbrellas, a fountain, a statue, crowds and a horse-drawn cart.

Piazza d’Erbe in Verona

1884

Crowded park scene under chestnut trees with well-dressed figures, children, dogs and parasols in dappled sunlight.

Afternoon in the Tuileries Gardens

1867

Painting of willow trees beside a dirt path, with a building site under construction and workers on scaffolding behind them.

Building Site with Willows

1846

Painting of a steam train curving along an embankment past trees and fields, with a distant city skyline under a cloudy sky.

The Berlin-Potsdam Railway

1847

Painting of elegantly dressed figures on a lit theatre stage facing a dark audience, with boxes and red drapery behind.

The Théâtre du Gymnase

1856

Painting of a crowded, gilded ballroom with chandeliers, guests in uniforms and gowns, and servants serving a banquet.

The Dinner at the Ball

1878

Workers in a dim factory hall handle a glowing iron bar at a rolling mill, with overhead belts and machinery.

The Iron Rolling Mill (Modern Cyclopes)

1872

Painting of a falcon diving to attack a pigeon through a cloudy blue sky, with the pigeon falling below.

Falcon Attacking a Pigeon

1844

Painting of men drinking and gathering under a stone vaulted arch in a dim, candlelit tavern cellar.

Der Esterházykeller in Wien

1871

Painting of rear buildings and red roofs above dense trees, with church spires in the hazy distance under a grey sky.

View of rear buildings

1847

Oil study of dark grey and pink-lit clouds over a silhouetted line of trees and a distant church spire.

Cloud Study

1851

Painting of a Corpus Christi procession with clergy in red robes, banners and a canopy, crowds, and an alpine village.

Fronleichnamsprozession in Hofgastein

1880

Dim church interior with worshippers kneeling before an ornate iron gate leading to a candlelit altar.

Frühmesse

1852

Crowded city boulevard with flags, balcony spectators, and mounted soldiers in a carriage procession under trees.

Departure of King Wilhelm I for the Army, July 31, 1870

1871

Painting of officers in winter coats and tricorn hats gathered on a snowy path among birch trees, with horsemen behind.

Frederick the Great Addresses his Generals before the Battle of Leuthen in 1757

1860

Oil painting of tall poplar trees in a garden with a yellow palace facade and red roofs behind under a cloudy sky.

The Palace Garden of Prince Albert

1846

Oil sketch of a harnessed carthorse with a wind-blown mane standing on open ground under a cloudy sky.

Carthorse

1844

Interior scene of people gathered around a round table under an oil lamp, with a red sofa and framed paintings behind them.

Evening Gathering

1846

Painting of a back garden with cabbages, a wooden fence, a weathered shed, and a tree under a cloudy sky.

The Back Garden

1850

Painting of a uniformed rider on a white horse on a country road, approached by a woman and man petitioners beneath a tree.

The Petition

1849

Interior scene of a painter's scaffold beneath a ceiling fresco, with a violinist, seated gentlemen and a mannequin.

Crown Prince Frederick visits the Artist Pesne on His Painting Platform

1861

Painting of a man in a red cloak resting on a mound with a greyhound beside him, under a grey sky.

Resting Man

1850

Painting of a crowded gothic hall during a coronation ceremony, with figures in white gowns and red robes and spectators in g

The Coronation of William I at Königsberg in 1861

1861

Painting of men carrying flaming torches through smoky dusk, with a helmeted mounted rider silhouetted at right.

Student Torchlight Procession

1859

Painting of camels and a crowd of onlookers in front of a balcony with wooden railings and flowers.

The wandering circus (Camel drivers in Partenkirchen)

1884

Painting of a horse-drawn cart on a dirt road below rolling green hills, poplars and heavy clouds in a pale sky.

Thunder on mount Tempelhof

1846

Sketch of two bearded men in dark coats conversing, one in a fur cap and one in a top hat, seated on a bench.

Two discussing voters

1849

Painting of two men studying a map on a garden terrace while women in period dresses look on nearby.

Travel plans

1875

Painting of formal guests in gowns and military uniforms in an ornate white hall with chandeliers and gilded chairs.

Im Weißen Saal

1888

Painting of an artist working at an easel in a cluttered studio, with a standing man, a woman by a window, and a dog.

Meissonier im Atelier in Poissy

1869

Painting of a woman sleeping on a red sofa with a blue cushion, wrapped in brown drapery, in a warm interior.

Menzel's sister Emilie, sleeping

1848

Interior of a storage hall with red columns and classical statues, including a central embracing sculptural group, in warm br

Aufbewahrungssaal während des Museumsumbaus

1848

Loose painting of snowy rooftops and back houses of a city with a church spire and bare trees in the foreground.

Berliner Hinterhäuser im Schnee

1847

Charcoal drawing of the Rhine Falls at Schaffhausen with a central rock, cascading white water, and a bridge.

Falls of the Rhine at Schaffhausen (Rheinfall von Schaffhausen)

1885

Studies of a Young Woman

1870 or 1879

Sketch of armored knights in polished plate armor standing in a row against a brown background.

Armor Chamber Fantasy

1866

Pencil drawing of two nude bearded satyr figures, one with raised arms and one reclining, by Adolph Menzel, 1877.

Betrunkener Satyr

1877

Pencil drawing of empty oyster shells on a plate at a dining table, with a wine glass, book and candlesticks around it.

Norwegische Fettaustern (leer)

1873

Watercolor of a garden restaurant with a roe deer on a path, a man in a dark coat, and seated women at a table.

Die Gartenwirtschaft Moritzhof. Aus dem "Kinderalbum"

1864

Pencil sketch of several standing men in top hats and frock coats, with two caricature heads above, by Adolph Menzel.

Männer der Bürgerwehr, verschiedene stehende männliche Figuren

1843

Pencil sheet with studies of men in top hats and coats, two women in headscarves, and a man with a walking stick.

Zwei Männer der Bürgerwehr, stehender alter Mann, zwei Frauen mit Haube, ein am Stock gehender Mann mit Zylinder

1843

Pencil sketch of a chaff cutter machine with wooden frame, chains and handle, drawn in loose lines on cut paper.

Häckselschneidemaschine

1839

Loose brown painted study of a horse's hindquarters turned left, with a grey harness strap, against a pale hazy background.

Pferderumpf nach links

1843

Watercolor of a sleeping man in a bowler hat and a woman gazing out a window in a railway carriage.

In a Railway Carriage (After a Night's Journey)

1851

Pencil sketch of old half-timbered houses with gabled roofs above a stony bank and calm water.

Oude huizen aan de Noord-Duitse kust

1825

Charcoal study of clouds over rooftops, a church spire and rolling hills, with a building at the lower left.

Wolkenstudie. Himmel über Häusern, Dächern und Hügel

1897

Pencil sketch of a vaulted stone cellar with ribbed arches, an arched window and a doorway to a lit passage.

Gewölbter Kellerraum in der Wartburg

1847

Pencil sketch of a factory interior with a large spoked transmission wheel, belt drive, wooden beams and a trough below.

Transmissionsanlage in einer Stärkefabrik sowie weitere Details

1844

Pencil study of a hanging embroidered tablecloth beside a ruffled frill and ribbon bow, dated 1876.

Herabhängende Tischdecke, Bandschleifen und Krausen

1876

Pencil sketch of a landau carriage with horses and a driver in front of a barn, with trees in the background.

Landauergespann vor der Scheune

1890

Charcoal sketch of a weathered farmhouse with a sagging roof, a picket fence in front, and a standing figure beside it.

Zaun am Bauernhaus

1892

Decorative black-on-blue title sheet with ornate border of figures, animals and scrollwork around lettering, Berlin 1834.

Omslag voor zes prenten met scènes uit het leven van een kunstenaar en een tekstblad

1834

Line drawing of a woman and child in a room with a cat, and a man working at a cluttered table in a workshop.

Leven van de kunstenaar als kind

1834

Pen-and-ink style print of art students drawing from plaster casts under a teacher, beside a seated artist at an easel in a s

Kunstenaar in opleiding

1834

Print with two domestic interior scenes: a kneeling woman before a fireplace, and a couple beside a spinning wheel with a che

Kunstenaar maakt een vrouw het hof

1834

Pen sketch on paper: men seated at a table in an interior on the left, a young man on a rooftop with a bundle on the right.

Jonge kunstenaar loopt weg van huis

1834

Line drawing of visitors in a gallery studying a large framed painting on an easel, with a child among them.

Publiek bewondert een schilderij op een tentoonstelling

1834

Print with two studio scenes: an artist painting at an easel with a dog, and a reclining man in an armchair with children.

Kunstenaar in zijn werkplaats en op zijn sterfbed

1834

Blue sheet with handwritten German calligraphy in ornate script, numbered sections and underlined headings.

Tekstblad bij zes prenten met scènes uit het leven van een kunstenaar

1834

Charcoal sketch of a covered wagon with a woman shoveling in the foreground, drawn in loose dark tones.

Planwagen, davor eine schaufelnde Frau

1892

Charcoal drawing of loose papers spilling from an overturned waste basket, shaded in soft grey tones.

Blätterhaufen neben dem ausgeschütteten Papierkorb

1894

Charcoal landscape of rolling hills and trees, with farmers and a cattle team in the foreground.

Landschaft mit Hügel und Gebüsch, vorn Bauern mit Kuhgespann

1894

Pencil sketch of an artilleryman on horseback beside a cannon and gun carriage, with horses drawn in loose strokes.

Artillerist mit Kanonengespann

1870

Drawing of a Japanese interior with a seated artist, a woman holding flowers, a child, and hanging scrolls on the walls.

Japanese Artist at Work

1886

Heads of a Man and a Woman

1899

Interior of a cathedral with carved choir stalls, a lone robed figure on stone floor, and light through stained glass windows

The Choirstalls in the Mainz Cathedral

1869

Charcoal sketch of a bearded old man in half-length view beside a second rough study of an old man's head.

Brustbild eines alten bärtigen Mannes und Kopf eines alten bärtigen Mannes (verworfen)

1889

Pencil sketch sheet of masons, beam carriers, harnessed horses and a sleeping worker at a construction site.

Maurer bei verschiedenen Arbeiten, Balkenträger, Pferde im Geschirr, schlafender Arbeiter

1846

Pen drawing of an ornate New Year's greeting card with German lettering, drummers, a child, a woman, and a fur muff.

A New Year's Greeting

1839

Brown wash drawing of four men seated around a table in conversation, one smoking a pipe, with faint sketches of heads.

Fishermen

c. 1850

Pencil sketch from above of men loading furniture and crates onto a horse-drawn cart in a street.

Umzug. Männer beladen einen Tafelwagen mit Möbelstücken, von oben gesehen

1844

Pencil sketch of a cart wheel with a brake mechanism and wooden shaft, with scribbled grass above and the date 1883.

Lastwagenrad mit Bremsvorrichtung

1883

Pencil sketch of a building with an arched doorway, a sundial on the wall, and a wooden shed at right.

Gebäude mit Sonnenuhr

1872

Pencil sketch of a brick sewer tunnel and wooden scaffolding at a trench construction site on grey paper.

Bau der Kanalisation

1873

Pencil sketch of a wheelbarrow, pickaxe, chain and hooks with handwritten labels on paper.

Karre, Minenkratze, Faustel, Sappeurgabel und -haken

1835

Pencil sketch on blue paper of a timber gallery with beams, supports and a sloping walkway, signed and numbered 75 in lower l

Galerie eines Festungswerkes

1835

Pencil sketch of a shovel above bundled fascines and upright stakes on a ground line.

Faschinen und Schaufel

1835

Pencil sketch on blue-grey paper of workers at a pile driver, climbing scaffolding, and a figure holding a rope.

Arbeiter beim Einrammen und Erklettern des Gerüstes, vorn ein Arbeiter am Schwenkseil

1834

Pencil sketch on grey paper of workers bending and hauling ropes under pulleys and rigging, with extra figure studies.

Arbeiter beim Winden und Ziehen des Schwenkseils

1834

Pencil sketch on grey paper of three figures handling a wooden beam on a rope, with studies of posture and movement.

Drei Zimmerleute, ein Balken am Seil

1834