1/6
F. Berger; Alfred Rethel
1848 - 1849
Medium
paper
Dimensions
224; 318
About this artwork
blad: hoogte 224 mm x breedte 318 mm
Art Historical Context
**1/6 by F. Berger and Alfredhel (1848–1849)** This delicate work on paper, measuring224 mm high by 318 mm wide, is the first installment (1/6) in a poignant series created amid Europe's revolutionary fervor of 1848–1849. German artist Alfred Rethel, master of Romantic history painting and engraving, collaborated with publisher F. Berger produce these "memorial sheets" capturing the dramatic events of the uprisings, particularly in Saxony and Dresden. Rethel's intricate line work, likely executed in lithography or wood engraving, allowed for detailed narrative scenes that could be widely diss...