Design for the Porcelein Cabinet at the Charlottenburg Palace, other side

Design for the Porcelein Cabinet at the Charlottenburg Palace, other side

Martin Engelbrecht

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

View of one of the walls of the Porcelein Cabinet built at the Charlottenburg Palace in Berlin during the expansions undertaken by King Friedrich I between 1701-1713. Eosander von Göthe was the supervising architect and seems also to have been the person to comission this and 3 more prints from Martin Engelbrecht.

Drawings and Prints

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

Design for the Porcelein Cabinet at the Charlottenburg Palace, other sideDesign for the Porcelein Cabinet at the Charlottenburg Palace, other sideDesign for the Porcelein Cabinet at the Charlottenburg Palace, other sideDesign for the Porcelein Cabinet at the Charlottenburg Palace, other sideDesign for the Porcelein Cabinet at the Charlottenburg Palace, other side

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