# The Berlin-Potsdam Railway [View the canonical artwork record]() ## Artwork - Artist: [MENZEL, Adolph von]() - Date: 1851-1900 - Technique: Oil on canvas, 43 x 52 cm ## Commentary The Berlin-Potsdam Railway is Menzel's most unorthodox scene. In this the Prussian capital is visible at the upper right. Such subjects were far better known in England, including Turner's <A onclick="return OpenOther\('/html/t/turner/2/205turne.html'\)" HREF="/html/t/turner/2/205turne.html">Rain, Steam and Speed.</A> ## Related artworks - [A Flute Concert of Frederick the Great at Sanssouci]() - [Afternoon at the Tuileries Garden \(detail\)]() - [Afternoon at the Tuileries Garden]() - [Living-Room with the Artist's Sister]() - [Moonlight on the Friedrichskanal in Old Berlin]() - [Rear of House and Backyard]() - [Sister Emily Sleeping]() - [Sister Emily Sleeping]() - [Storm on Tempelhof Mountain]() - [Studio Interior with Casts]() - [Study of a Woman with a Fan]() - [Théatre du Gymnase]() ## Attribution [Web Gallery of Art]()