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Die Ermordung der Söhne Eduards IV.
The Murder of the Sons of Edward IV.
Kunstpalast - Horst Kolberg - ARTOTHEK

The Murder of the Sons of Edward IV., 1835

ArtistTheodor Hildebrandt, Szczecin 1804–1874 Düsseldorf
Oil on canvas
Dimensions without frame150 × 175,2 cm
Dimensions with frame192,6 × 220,8 × 15 cm
Status
on display, room 010.2
About the workJust before they kill the king’s sons, the murderers pause for a moment. They are spellbound by the sight of the innocent sleeping children. On canvas, the Düsseldorf painter Theodor Hildebrandt rendered this brief moment in the haunting sequence of events, which is taken from William Shakespeare’s drama “Richard III”. The realistic depiction and the tension of the image deeply moved viewers: it became one of the most famous works of the Düsseldorf School of Painting.
AccessionAcquisition 1962
ProvenanceFrühestens 1835 Sammlung Domherr Freiherr von Spiegel, Halberstadt; o.D. Landrat a. D. Karl von Davier (Neeken 1853-1938 Seggerde), Schloss Seggerde b. Halberstadt; [...]; 1962 angekauft vom Kunsthaus Lempertz, Köln, Auktion v. 17.-19.5.1962, Kat. Nr. 320
Inventory numberM 5493
Contact
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