War Signal

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Zoom in — The signal for war was thus given to Europe.

Artist

Name:: Menzel, Adolph von
Dates:: 1815-1905
Country:: Germany

Illustration

Subject:: People
Technique:: Wood Engraving
Engraver:: Unzelmann, Friedrich Ludwig
Format:: Landscape (wider)
Source:: Robarts Library, the Internet Archive

Book

Title:: Die Werke Friedrichs des Großen, vol. 2
Author:: Volz, Gustav Berthold
Publisher:: Berlin: Reimar Hobbing, 1913
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Description:

A figure resembling a classic god of war, but holding a scythe and a torch, stands in front of an open double-door decorated with low-relief sculptures of faces.

The caption reads in the original German: Das Signal zum Kriege war also für Europa gegeben.

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{{cite web | title=War Signal | url=https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/signal-war/ | author=Menzel, Adolph von | year=1913 | access-date=March 28, 2025 | publisher=Old Book Illustrations}}