Crowds of people doing something exciting. Well maybe not that exciting but still they are very dressed up. German. Anton von Werner, artist (1843-1915). Painted many panoramic pictures of the Hohenzollern dynasty who ruled Germany at that time.

“Die Eröffnung des deutschen Reichstages im Weißen Saal des Berliner Schlosses am 25. Juni 1888.” 1893. German. Oil painting. Image source: Bismarcks Reichstag. In the public domain in the United States because the artist died over 100 years ago. via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Anton_von_Werner,_Inauguration_of_the_Reichstag,_oil-painting_1893.png

Anton von Werner, “Unveiling of the Richard-Wagner-Monument in the Tiergarten.” 1908. German. Oil on canvas. Collections of the Berlinische Galerie. In the public domain due to age. via https://berlinischegalerie.de/en/exhibitions/spotlight/

“Baptism in my home.”1879. German. Oil on canvas. Collections of the Museum Foundation Post and Telecommunications,, Frankfurt. In the public domain because the artist died over 100 years ago. via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Anton_von_Werner_Taufe_in_meinem_Hause.jpg

“The proclamation of the German Empire at Versailles in 1871″. Version commissioned by the Prussian royal family for chancellor Bismarck’s 70th birthday. 1885. German. Oil on canvas. Collections of the Bismarck-Museum Friedrichsruh. Image source: Museen Nord / Bismarck Museum. In the public domain in the United States because the artist died over 100 years ago. via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:A_v_Werner_-Kaiserproklamation_am_18_Januar_1871(3._Fassung_1885).jpg

Neo-Pompeian Art with a Germanic spin. Anton von Werner, artist (1843-1915). Generally painted court pictures filled with people with medal filled chests but he did these too.

Silver gelatin print of a wall painting from the six-part cycle "The Roman Life" that was made for the Café Bauer in Berlin. Photograph after an original painting that was a collaboration between von Verner and Christian Wilberg. ca. 1880. — Silver gelatin print, entitled “Number 6”, of a wall painting from the six-part cycle “The Roman Life” that was made for the Café Bauer in Berlin. Photograph after an original painting that was a collaboration between von Verner and Christian Wilberg. ca. 1880. Image © Metropress Ltd, (t/a Auction Technology Group). Fair use license. via https://www.the-saleroom.com/en-gb/auction-catalogues/jeschke-van-vliet/catalogue-id-jeschke10014/lot-b0c54013-23b5-4d04-b101-a66f017fc9e7

"Exitium." No exact date. — ‘Exitium” No exact date. In the public domain due to age. via http://www.renegadetribune.com/the-german-court-paintings-of-anton-von-werner/

Das-Gastmahl-The-Symposion-Feast-by-Anton-von-Werner-1877 — “Das Gastmahl (The Symposion Feast).” 1877. In the public domain due to age. via http://digicult.it/digimag/simposio-5-a-relation-network/attachment/das-gastmahl-the-symposion-feast-by-anton-von-werner-1877/

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