Adolph von Menzel
Also recorded as Adolf Friedrich Erdmann Menzel · Adolf Mentsel · Adolʹf Ment︠s︡elʹ · Adolphe Menzel
Adolph von Menzel

Adolph von Menzel · The Cleveland Museum of Art · Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund · CC0
- Born
- 1815.
- Died
- 1905.
- Nationality
- Kingdom of Prussia.
- Fields
- portrait.
- Movements
- realism.
- Known for
- Studio Wall, Laying out the March Dead and Frederick the Great Playing the Flute at Sanssouci.
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1815
Adolph von Menzel was born in 1815.
1905
Adolph von Menzel died at Berlin.
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