About this motif
The palace was originally called Lietzenburg; after Queen Sophie Charlotte died in 1705, palace and town were renamed Charlottenburg. Until 1920 Charlottenburg was an independent and prosperous town.
In Falk's tiny miniature, two athletic sword-fighters crown the gateposts, birds circle overhead and the dome rises in between. A small format of about 5 x 5 cm, available black and white or hand-coloured, framed on request.