# British Gas Works on the River Spree

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## Artwork

- Artist: [MECKEL, Adolf von](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/meckel-adolf-von-r99193488cc3677>)
- Date: 1851-1900
- Technique: Oil on cardboard, 70 x 99 cm

## Commentary

Painted in shades of gray, Adolf von Meckel&#39;s rendering of the British Gas Works shows how a new industrial beauty replaced the Prussian capital&#39;s rustic, riverside setting, one that has a spectral, lunar quality of its own.

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## Attribution

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