. Review of reviews and world's work. e expression of his own individual-ity ; that is why it remained German, and not only asregards its essential, material content. But in regard to his own time also, he has, asan artist, come to be considered an historian ofunquestioned authority and veracity. He, theappointed lierald of Prussianism, its fame andits greatness, served Emperor AYilliam I. withequal inspiration, albeit his work liere was essen-tially easier, because he had lived through theperiod and been a witness of the incidents whiclihis pencil portrayed. Still fresh in all mindsare the tw
. Review of reviews and world's work. e expression of his own individual-ity ; that is why it remained German, and not only asregards its essential, material content. But in regard to his own time also, he has, asan artist, come to be considered an historian ofunquestioned authority and veracity. He, theappointed lierald of Prussianism, its fame andits greatness, served Emperor AYilliam I. withequal inspiration, albeit his work liere was essen-tially easier, because he had lived through theperiod and been a witness of the incidents whiclihis pencil portrayed. Still fresh in all mindsare the two paintings, repi-esenting strikingoccurrences in recent Prussian history, TheCoronation of the King at Kcinigsberg andThe Departure for the Field in 1S70. Whattelling foice and penetrating insight has themaster displayed in the first one, making everyfigure, even to the farthest one, in spite of alloutward pomp, a fascinating study ; and whatsparkling life in the second picture, where inevery form a portion ol the history of our age.
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