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Austro Prussian War Collection

"The Austro-Prussian War: A Clash of Empires and the Birth of a Nation" In the midst of 19th-century Europe

Background imageAustro Prussian War Collection: Painting depicting the coronation of King William of Prussia, 19th century (print)

Painting depicting the coronation of King William of Prussia, 19th century (print)
3524001 Painting depicting the coronation of King William of Prussia, 19th century (print); (add.info.: Painting depicting the coronation of King William of Prussia (1797-1888)

Background imageAustro Prussian War Collection: Portrait of King William of Prussia during the Battle of Koniggratz

Portrait of King William of Prussia during the Battle of Koniggratz
3523977 Portrait of King William of Prussia during the Battle of Koniggratz; (add.info.: Portrait of King William I of Prussia (1797-1888) during the Battle of Koniggratz

Background imageAustro Prussian War Collection: Portrait of Ludwig von Benedek

Portrait of Ludwig von Benedek
3523971 Portrait of Ludwig von Benedek; (add.info.: Portrait of Ludwig von Benedek (1804-1881) an Austrian general. Dated 19th Century); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Background imageAustro Prussian War Collection: Painting depicting the Hanoverian victory over the Prussians at Langensalza

Painting depicting the Hanoverian victory over the Prussians at Langensalza
3523970 Painting depicting the Hanoverian victory over the Prussians at Langensalza; (add.info.: Painting depicting the Hanoverian victory over the Prussians at the Battle of Langensalza)

Background imageAustro Prussian War Collection: Portrait of Karl Friedrich von Steinmetz

Portrait of Karl Friedrich von Steinmetz
3523962 Portrait of Karl Friedrich von Steinmetz; (add.info.: Portrait of Karl Friedrich von Steinmetz (1796-1877) a German Generalfeldmarschall, born at Eisenach

Background imageAustro Prussian War Collection: The War, Provender-Waggons of the Prussian Army passing the Saxon Frontier (engraving)

The War, Provender-Waggons of the Prussian Army passing the Saxon Frontier (engraving)
1099229 The War, Provender-Waggons of the Prussian Army passing the Saxon Frontier (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The War)

Background imageAustro Prussian War Collection: Prince Bismarck (engraving)

Prince Bismarck (engraving)
1063596 Prince Bismarck (engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Prince Bismarck. Illustration for The Graphic)

Background imageAustro Prussian War Collection: Illustrations of the War in Germany (engraving)

Illustrations of the War in Germany (engraving)
1103451 Illustrations of the War in Germany (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Illustrations of the War in Germany)

Background imageAustro Prussian War Collection: Austro-Prussian War (engraving)

Austro-Prussian War (engraving)
1103754 Austro-Prussian War (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Austro-Prussian War)

Background imageAustro Prussian War Collection: The War, Koniggratz, Bohemia (engraving)

The War, Koniggratz, Bohemia (engraving)
1103473 The War, Koniggratz, Bohemia (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The War, Koniggratz, Bohemia)

Background imageAustro Prussian War Collection: The War, Austrian Cuirassiers of the Haynau Regiment passing through Frankfort (engraving)

The War, Austrian Cuirassiers of the Haynau Regiment passing through Frankfort (engraving)
1103396 The War, Austrian Cuirassiers of the Haynau Regiment passing through Frankfort (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The War)

Background imageAustro Prussian War Collection: Wilhelm I, King of Prussia and first German Emperor (1797-1888)

Wilhelm I, King of Prussia and first German Emperor (1797-1888) greeting his son at Sadowa in 1866 (colour litho)
725479 Wilhelm I, King of Prussia and first German Emperor (1797-1888) greeting his son at Sadowa in 1866 (colour litho) by Rohling, Carl (1849-1922); Private Collection; (add.info.: Wilhelm I)

Background imageAustro Prussian War Collection: Life of the German Emperor William I (engraving)

Life of the German Emperor William I (engraving)
1594780 Life of the German Emperor William I (engraving) by Woodville, Richard Caton II (1856-1927) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Life of the German Emperor William I)

Background imageAustro Prussian War Collection: The Prussian Needle-Gun and the Snider-Enfield Rifle (engraving)

The Prussian Needle-Gun and the Snider-Enfield Rifle (engraving)
1103429 The Prussian Needle-Gun and the Snider-Enfield Rifle (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Prussian Needle-Gun and the Snider-Enfield Rifle)

Background imageAustro Prussian War Collection: The War, a Prussian Regiment of Landwehr mustering on the Theater Platz, Dresden (engraving)

The War, a Prussian Regiment of Landwehr mustering on the Theater Platz, Dresden (engraving)
1103410 The War, a Prussian Regiment of Landwehr mustering on the Theater Platz, Dresden (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The War)

Background imageAustro Prussian War Collection: The War, the Rathhaus at Gorlitz, Silesia, Head-Quarters of the 1st Prussian Army Corps (engraving)

The War, the Rathhaus at Gorlitz, Silesia, Head-Quarters of the 1st Prussian Army Corps (engraving)
1103382 The War, the Rathhaus at Gorlitz, Silesia, Head-Quarters of the 1st Prussian Army Corps (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The War)

Background imageAustro Prussian War Collection: The War Advance of the Army of the Crown Prince of Prussia at the Battle of Sadowa (engraving)

The War Advance of the Army of the Crown Prince of Prussia at the Battle of Sadowa (engraving)
1103461 The War Advance of the Army of the Crown Prince of Prussia at the Battle of Sadowa (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageAustro Prussian War Collection: The War, a Waggon-Load of Prussian Vivandieres taken into Vienna (engraving)

The War, a Waggon-Load of Prussian Vivandieres taken into Vienna (engraving)
1103459 The War, a Waggon-Load of Prussian Vivandieres taken into Vienna (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The War)

Background imageAustro Prussian War Collection: The War, Prussian Provision-Train camping on the Field of Sadowa (engraving)

The War, Prussian Provision-Train camping on the Field of Sadowa (engraving)
1103454 The War, Prussian Provision-Train camping on the Field of Sadowa (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The War)

Background imageAustro Prussian War Collection: Frederick Francis II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (engraving)

Frederick Francis II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (engraving)
3638236 Frederick Francis II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Frederick Francis II (1823-1883)

Background imageAustro Prussian War Collection: A quarrel between Germans: the Austro-Prussian War, 1866 (coloured engraving)

A quarrel between Germans: the Austro-Prussian War, 1866 (coloured engraving)
5998850 A quarrel between Germans: the Austro-Prussian War, 1866 (coloured engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A quarrel between Germans)

Background imageAustro Prussian War Collection: The Late War, a Sketch in the Volksgarten at Vienna (engraving)

The Late War, a Sketch in the Volksgarten at Vienna (engraving)
1103522 The Late War, a Sketch in the Volksgarten at Vienna (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Late War, a Sketch in the Volksgarten at Vienna)

Background imageAustro Prussian War Collection: Band of the Grenadier Corps of the Burgher Guard playing in the Sofien Garten, Prague (engraving)

Band of the Grenadier Corps of the Burgher Guard playing in the Sofien Garten, Prague (engraving)
1103490 Band of the Grenadier Corps of the Burgher Guard playing in the Sofien Garten, Prague (engraving) by English School

Background imageAustro Prussian War Collection: The War, Map of the District Round Lake Garda and the Italian Tyrol (engraving)

The War, Map of the District Round Lake Garda and the Italian Tyrol (engraving)
1103452 The War, Map of the District Round Lake Garda and the Italian Tyrol (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The War)

Background imageAustro Prussian War Collection: Illustrations of the War (engraving)

Illustrations of the War (engraving)
1103431 Illustrations of the War (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Illustrations of the War)

Background imageAustro Prussian War Collection: The War, Austrian Jagers mustering at the Northern Railway Station, Vienna (engraving)

The War, Austrian Jagers mustering at the Northern Railway Station, Vienna (engraving)
1103424 The War, Austrian Jagers mustering at the Northern Railway Station, Vienna (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The War)

Background imageAustro Prussian War Collection: The War, the Crown Prince of Prussia visiting the Wounded after the Battle of Sadowa (engraving)

The War, the Crown Prince of Prussia visiting the Wounded after the Battle of Sadowa (engraving)
1103462 The War, the Crown Prince of Prussia visiting the Wounded after the Battle of Sadowa (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The War)

Background imageAustro Prussian War Collection: The War, Vienna, with the Monument of the Spinnerin am Kreuz (engraving)

The War, Vienna, with the Monument of the Spinnerin am Kreuz (engraving)
1103442 The War, Vienna, with the Monument of the Spinnerin am Kreuz (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The War, Vienna)

Background imageAustro Prussian War Collection: The Italian Quadrilateral (engraving)

The Italian Quadrilateral (engraving)
1103574 The Italian Quadrilateral (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Italian Quadrilateral)

Background imageAustro Prussian War Collection: Illustrations of the Late War, the Ring-Platz and Thein-Kirche, Prague (engraving)

Illustrations of the Late War, the Ring-Platz and Thein-Kirche, Prague (engraving)
1103512 Illustrations of the Late War, the Ring-Platz and Thein-Kirche, Prague (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Illustrations of the Late War)

Background imageAustro Prussian War Collection: The War, Peasants dancing before the Crown Prince of Prussia and the Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha

The War, Peasants dancing before the Crown Prince of Prussia and the Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, at Eisgrub
1103474 The War, Peasants dancing before the Crown Prince of Prussia and the Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, at Eisgrub, Moravia (engraving) by English School

Background imageAustro Prussian War Collection: The War, Vedette Post of Austrian Uhlans between Vienna and Presburg (engraving)

The War, Vedette Post of Austrian Uhlans between Vienna and Presburg (engraving)
1103465 The War, Vedette Post of Austrian Uhlans between Vienna and Presburg (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The War)

Background imageAustro Prussian War Collection: The War, Prague, the Chief City of Bohemia (engraving)

The War, Prague, the Chief City of Bohemia (engraving)
1103406 The War, Prague, the Chief City of Bohemia (engraving) by Read, Samuel (1816-83); Private Collection; (add.info.: The War, Prague, the Chief City of Bohemia)

Background imageAustro Prussian War Collection: Austrian guns captured by Prussian cavalry at the Battle of Skalitz, Bohemia, Austro-Prussian War

Austrian guns captured by Prussian cavalry at the Battle of Skalitz, Bohemia, Austro-Prussian War, 1866 (engraving)
6000639 Austrian guns captured by Prussian cavalry at the Battle of Skalitz, Bohemia, Austro-Prussian War, 1866 (engraving) by Beck, Augustus J

Background imageAustro Prussian War Collection: The War, Last Bivouac of the 5th Austrian Army Corps on the Marchfeld (engraving)

The War, Last Bivouac of the 5th Austrian Army Corps on the Marchfeld (engraving)
1103489 The War, Last Bivouac of the 5th Austrian Army Corps on the Marchfeld (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The War)

Background imageAustro Prussian War Collection: Illustrations of the War (engraving)

Illustrations of the War (engraving)
1103484 Illustrations of the War (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Illustrations of the War)

Background imageAustro Prussian War Collection: The War, Battle of Blumenau, near Presburg (engraving)

The War, Battle of Blumenau, near Presburg (engraving)
1103470 The War, Battle of Blumenau, near Presburg (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The War, Battle of Blumenau, near Presburg)

Background imageAustro Prussian War Collection: The War, a Midnight Scene at the Reichenberg Railway Station, Bohemia (engraving)

The War, a Midnight Scene at the Reichenberg Railway Station, Bohemia (engraving)
1103430 The War, a Midnight Scene at the Reichenberg Railway Station, Bohemia (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The War)

Background imageAustro Prussian War Collection: Triumphal Entry of the Prussian Army into Berlin, Troops passing the Brandenburg Gate (engraving)

Triumphal Entry of the Prussian Army into Berlin, Troops passing the Brandenburg Gate (engraving)
1103749 Triumphal Entry of the Prussian Army into Berlin, Troops passing the Brandenburg Gate (engraving) by English School

Background imageAustro Prussian War Collection: Prussian Festival of Victory at Berlin, 'Te Deum'in the Schloss-Platz (engraving)

Prussian Festival of Victory at Berlin, "Te Deum"in the Schloss-Platz (engraving)
1103580 Prussian Festival of Victory at Berlin, " Te Deum" in the Schloss-Platz (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageAustro Prussian War Collection: The Late War, the King of Saxony at the Neue Welt, Hietzing, near Vienna (engraving)

The Late War, the King of Saxony at the Neue Welt, Hietzing, near Vienna (engraving)
1103523 The Late War, the King of Saxony at the Neue Welt, Hietzing, near Vienna (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Late War)

Background imageAustro Prussian War Collection: The War, Meeting of the King and the Crown Prince of Prussia after the Battle of Sadowa (engraving)

The War, Meeting of the King and the Crown Prince of Prussia after the Battle of Sadowa (engraving)
1103476 The War, Meeting of the King and the Crown Prince of Prussia after the Battle of Sadowa (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The War)

Background imageAustro Prussian War Collection: The War, Combat of Garibaldians and Austrians at Beccezza, in the Tyrol (engraving)

The War, Combat of Garibaldians and Austrians at Beccezza, in the Tyrol (engraving)
1103448 The War, Combat of Garibaldians and Austrians at Beccezza, in the Tyrol (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The War)

Background imageAustro Prussian War Collection: Bismarck and Moltke at Koniggratz, 3 July 1866, (1936). Creator: Unknown

Bismarck and Moltke at Koniggratz, 3 July 1866, (1936). Creator: Unknown
Bismarck and Moltke at Koniggratz, 3 July 1866, (1936). Bismarck Und Moltke Bei Koniggratz, 3 Juli 1866. Prussian officers Otto von Bismarck (1815-189) and Helmuth von Moltke (1800-1891)

Background imageAustro Prussian War Collection: The Battle of Koniggratz, 3 July 1866, (1936). Creator: Unknown

The Battle of Koniggratz, 3 July 1866, (1936). Creator: Unknown
The Battle of Koniggratz, 3 July 1866, (1936). Die Schlacht Bei Koniggratz, 3 Juli 1866. The Battle of Koniggratz took place near Koniggratz in Bohemia

Background imageAustro Prussian War Collection: Meeting of King Wilhelm I and Crown Prince Friedrich Wilhelm at... Koniggratz

Meeting of King Wilhelm I and Crown Prince Friedrich Wilhelm at... Koniggratz
Meeting of King Wilhelm I and Crown Prince Friedrich Wilhelm at the Battle of Koniggratz, 3 July 1866, (1936). Begegnung Konig Wilhelms I Mit Kronprinz Friedrich Wilhelm In Der Schlacht Bei

Background imageAustro Prussian War Collection: Night attack at Podol, 26 June 1866, (1936). Creator: Unknown

Night attack at Podol, 26 June 1866, (1936). Creator: Unknown
Night attack at Podol, 26 June 1866, (1936). Nachtgefecht Bei Podol, 26 Juni 1866. The Battle of Podol, during the Austro-Prussian War, took place in Bohemia (at modern day Svijany)

Background imageAustro Prussian War Collection: Prince Friedrich Karl of Prussia, (1900). Artist: Berner

Prince Friedrich Karl of Prussia, (1900). Artist: Berner
Prince Friedrich Karl of Prussia, (1900). The nephew of King Wilhelm I of Prussia, Frederick Charles (1828-1885) was a general in the Prussian army



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"The Austro-Prussian War: A Clash of Empires and the Birth of a Nation" In the midst of 19th-century Europe, a monumental conflict erupted between two powerful forces - Austria and Prussia. This engraving captures the essence of "The War, " showcasing provender-waggons passing through the Saxon Frontier, symbolizing the mobilization of Prussian might. At the heart of this historic clash stood Prince Bismarck, an influential figure whose political acumen would shape not only this war but also European history. His portrait immortalizes his pivotal role in orchestrating events that led to this momentous battle. "Illustrations of the War in Germany" bring to life scenes from this epic struggle. The engravings depict Koniggratz, Bohemia - a battlefield soaked with bloodshed and valor. Austrian Cuirassiers from Haynau Regiment march through Frankfort, embodying both strength and determination. Amidst these tumultuous times, Wilhelm I emerges as King of Prussia and becomes Germany's first Emperor. A vibrant lithograph portrays him greeting his son at Sadowa in 1866 – a poignant reminder that even amidst warfare, family bonds endure. "The Life of German Emperor William I" showcases his indomitable spirit as he navigates treacherous waters during this conflict-ridden era. Meanwhile, engravings highlight technological advancements such as the Prussian Needle-Gun and Snider-Enfield Rifle – weapons that revolutionized warfare forever. From Dresden's Theater Platz to Gorlitz's Rathhaus - significant locations etched into memory as they served as headquarters for armies on both sides. These engravings capture moments when soldiers mustered or advanced towards battles yet to be fought. As cannons roared and muskets fired, it was clear that this war would reshape Europe's geopolitical landscape forevermore.