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Anton von Werner: Speeches, 1888–1892

Portrait of Anton von Werner, supplied reference image

Anton von Werner (1843–1915), painter, cultural administrator and director of Berlin’s Royal Academic University of Fine Arts, was a leading figure in the artistic establishment of Imperial Germany. During Hugo Rheinhold’s years of study, from 1888 to 1892, Werner delivered addresses at Academy prize-giving ceremonies and on imperial occasions. These speeches provide direct evidence of the artistic standards, institutional expectations and cultural assumptions surrounding Rheinhold’s training.

This edition presents six speeches in their original German, with facing English translation. Each original page is reproduced from Werner’s published collection, preserving its printed pagination for reference.

The six speeches during Rheinhold’s years of study

First page of the speech of 22 March 1888

22 March 1888Rede zur Gedächtnisfeier Kaiser Wilhelms I.Commemorative Address for Emperor Wilhelm I
7 original pages

First page of the speech of 14 July 1888

14 July 1888Ansprache bei Gelegenheit der PreisverteilungsfeierAddress at the Prize-Giving Ceremony
9 original pages

First page of the speech of 17 July 1889

17 July 1889Ansprache bei Gelegenheit der PreisverteilungsfeierAddress at the Prize-Giving Ceremony
9 original pages

First page of the speech of 19 July 1890

19 July 1890Ansprache bei Gelegenheit der PreisverteilungsfeierAddress at the Prize-Giving Ceremony
10 original pages

First page of the speech of 18 July 1891

18 July 1891Ansprache bei Gelegenheit der PreisverteilungsfeierAddress at the Prize-Giving Ceremony
9 original pages

First page of the speech of 16 July 1892

16 July 1892Ansprache bei Gelegenheit der PreisverteilungsfeierAddress at the Prize-Giving Ceremony
7 original pages

This bilingual edition presents all six of Anton von Werner’s speeches delivered during Hugo Rheinhold’s years of study, 1888–1892. The original German text is reproduced in 51 digitised page images (printed pages 25–75), each accompanied by a complete, page-aligned English translation. The translations have been checked against the original scans, with historical terminology and original pagination preserved.

Source: Anton von Werner, Ansprachen und Reden (1896), digitised by Universitätsbibliothek Heidelberg in collaboration with the Akademie der Künste. Original digitised volume. Page images reproduced for scholarly study.