Original steel engraving with the monument in the Invalidenpark of Berlin: the column crowned by the Prussian eagle, the base with its inscriptions and railing, and the walk enlivened by riders and strollers. Drawn by Johannes Rabe and engraved by G. M. Kurtz for the publisher G. G. Lange of Darmstadt.
Original steel engraving with the monument in the Invalidenpark of Berlin: the column crowned by the Prussian eagle, the base with its inscriptions and railing, and the walk enlivened by riders and strollers. Drawn by Johannes Rabe and engraved by G. M. Kurtz for the publisher G. G. Lange of Darmstadt.
The so-called Invalidensäule was raised in 1854 in memory of the fallen of the campaigns of 1848-1849, and was for decades one of the landmarks of northern Berlin.
Medium: Steel engraving.
Artist / after: Johannes Rabe.
Engraver: G. M. Kurtz.
Date: About 1855.
Source: Published by G. G. Lange, Darmstadt.
Dimensions: 9.3 x 11.2 in (23.7 x 28.5 cm).
Condition: Good condition; paper somewhat toned, with a couple of fox marks in the right margin.