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
Emanuel Gottlieb Leutze was a German-born American history painter best known for his 1851 painting Washington Crossing the Delaware. He is associated with the Düsseldorf school of painting.
Emanuel Leutze by G. & A. Overbeck (firm), c. 1868
Washington Crossing the Delaware (1851)
Grave of Emanuel Leutze at Glenwood Cemetery.