Dies Irae by Raphael Kirchner
An unusual subject for Raphael Kirchner, better known for his alluring pin-ups of the Great War period known as the Kirchner Girls. In a scene reminiscent of Dante, Kaiser Wilhelm II is pictured in a blood soaked ermine cape standing on the edge of a precipice to hell while his outraged and mutilated victims shriek their denunciations
Picture No
10725777
Media ID
46097714
Size
5581px x 3617px
(3.9MB)
Credit
© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans
Source
Illustration by Raphael Kirchner inThe Sketch magazine, 30 October 1918
Date
1918
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