South African and International Art, Furniture, Decorative Arts and Jewellery

Online-Only Auction, 14 - 30 July 2014

International Art
  • Ceasar Carl Hans Henkel; The Battle of Königgrätz
  • Ceasar Carl Hans Henkel; The Battle of Königgrätz
  • Ceasar Carl Hans Henkel; The Battle of Königgrätz


Lot Estimate
ZAR 40 000 - 60 000

About this Item

Ceasar Carl Hans Henkel
South African 1839-1913
The Battle of Königgrätz

each signed

oil on canvas
each: 100 by 140cm excluding frames; 120 by 161 by 7cm including frames

Notes

The Battle of Königgrätz, also known as the Battle of Sadowa, Sadová, or Hradec Králové, was the decisive battle of the Austro-Prussian War, in which the Kingdom of Prussia defeated the Austrian Empire. The battle took place near Königgrätz (now Hradec Kràlové), and Sadowa (now Sadová) in Bohemia in the Czech Republic on 3 July 1866.