Portrait of Otto von Bismarck: Iron Chancellor and outstanding statesman.

(Active until the end of the 19th century) Portrait of Otto von Bismarck as the "Iron Chancellor" in three-quarter profile, a representative character portrait from the year of the death of the significant statesman and politician, which also reflects his immense cult of personality. Otto von Bismarck-Schönhausen (1815-1898), since 1871 Prince of Bismarck, shaped the German Reich from 1871 to 1890 as its first Chancellor, which he co-founded, and from 1862 to 1890 as Minister President in Prussia, thus influencing German politics. Pastel on paper. Signed and dated 1898. 65 cm x 50 cm. Original frame.