The Battle of Königgrätz
Georg Bleibtreu · 1869
Why it's great
Prussian infantry advance across the fields at Königgrätz in 1866, the battle where Prussia defeated Austria and took the lead in uniting Germany. Georg Bleibtreu painted it in 1869.
🏛️ Part of history
The Unification of Italy & Germany (1815–1871) — Prussian infantry advance across the fields at Königgrätz in 1866, the battle where Prussia defeated Austria and took the lead in uniting Germany.
Where to see it
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Hang it on your wall
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Georg Bleibtreu was a German painter born in Xanten in 1828. He lived in Berlin and became a leading painter of the Prussian wars of the 1860s and 1870s, depicting them in huge canvases. He died in Charlottenburg in 1892.
