No monument of stone or bronze, no street, no building, hardly even the rarely used name of a square in front of the expansive facade of the palace in Mannheim marks the prince who elevated his residence to a city of splendor, art, and science. However, wherever Mannheim is mentioned as a seat of the muses, a haven of intellect and beauty, it will be associated with the name of the last Elector Palatine, Karl Theodor. The most enduring monument that Karl Theodor established for himself is through the promotion of the arts and sciences. Art historian Josef August Beringer presents in this volume the history of the Drawing Academy in Mannheim. Beringer provides a detailed account of its establishment and development into one of the most significant sculpture collections of its time until its closure in 1804 and subsequent auction.