Attributed to Célestin MARTAZ (19th century) - Lot 193

Attributed to Célestin MARTAZ (19th century) Views of Cassel Castle in Germany. Pair of gouaches In 19th-century stuccoed and gilded wood frames 63.5 x 84.5 cm Note : Between 1806 and 1813, the château was renamed Napoléonshöhe and served as the residence of Jérôme, King of Westphalia. After taking prisoner at the Battle of Sedan during the Franco-Prussian War, Napoleon III was placed under house arrest at the château, where he arrived on September 5, 1870, and remained until March 19, 1871, when he went into exile in England. Empress Eugénie de Montijo visited him on October 30, 1870. As a teenager and student in Cassel, the future William II stayed there during his studies.