In Steinau
1843
Take a stroll down a quiet lane in 1843 with Friedrich Karl Hausmann’s sketch of Steinau. A rustic house dominates the left side, featuring a wooden balcony and a steep external staircase that adds a charming, asymmetrical character to the scene. The artist uses loose, scratchy lines and soft grey washes to capture the texture of the old stone walls and rough timber, leaving the sky and distance airy and open. This feels like a page from a traveler's sketchbook, preserving a humble village scene in the very town where the Brothers Grimm once spent their childhood.