Alfred Krupp, 19th century German metallurgist and industrialist Size:S: 36 x 28cm possibly by Henry's order

possibly by Henry's order

'The Anatomy Lesson of Dr Nicolaes Tulp'

The Duke of Edinburgh before the game

which was published posthumously

August 1966

Alfred Krupp, 19th century German metallurgist and industrialist Size:S: 36 x 28cm possibly by Henry's orderAlfred Krupp, 19th century German metallurgist and industrialist, (1900). In 1826, aged only 14, Alfred Krupp (1812 1887) took over the steel making factory founded by his father Friedrich. He made a fortune supplying steel rails to the expanding German railway network and cannon to the army. At the time of the Franco Prussian War, Krupp's company was known as the Arsenal of the Reich and by the time of Alfred's death the firm employed some 40,000