Kaiser Wilhelm II. as Großadmiral der deutschen Flotte

Date

• ca. 1914-ca. 1918

Summary

• On Card 40 the Emperor is portrayed as Grand Admiral of the German Fleet on the deck of his flagship at sea. To conceal the deformity of Wilhelm's withered left arm, the artist shows his subject with his left hand on the hilt of the sword he loved to rattle -- that same hand which he placed on a sword as he declared on 4 August that "we draw the sword with a clear conscience and with clean hands!"