Malkasten is a progressive German artists' association, founded in Düsseldorf in 1848, during the March Revolution. Since 1867, their headquarters have been in the Pempelfort district.
An event at the Malkasten-Haus [de] in 1869; from Die Gartenlaube
Karl Hübner, who suggested the name "Malkasten"
The Malkasten-Haus in 1904
Emperor Wilhelm I at Malkasten, by Fritz Neuhaus
Joseph Fay was a German painter and illustrator; associated with the Düsseldorfer Malerschule.
Joseph Fay (date unknown)
Faust and Mephisto in the Dungeon
Roman peasant women at the well, with a Capuchin friar on his donkey