Stone upon Stone

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A nude man pushes a large, rectangular stone up a steep, rocky slope

…Piling stone upon stone for the construction of the Empire.

Artist

Name:: Menzel, Adolph von
Dates:: 1815-1905
Country:: Germany

Illustration

Subject:: People
Technique:: Wood Engraving
Format:: Portrait (taller)
Source:: Robarts Library, the Internet Archive

Book

Title:: Die Werke Friedrichs des Großen, vol. 9
Author:: Volz, Gustav Berthold
Publisher:: Berlin: Reimar Hobbing, 1914
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Description:

A nude man pushes a large, rectangular stone up a steep, rocky slope.

The caption reads in the original German:

… Schichten
Zu dem Bau des Reiches Stein auf Stein.

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