Kinkel's Gedichte first appeared in 1843, and went through several editions. His best works were the verse romances, Otto der Schütz, eine rheinische Geschichte in zwölf Abenteuern (1846), which by 1920 had gone through over 100 editions, and Der Grobschmied von Antwerpen (1868). Among his other works were the tragedy Nimrod (1857), and Geschichte der bildenden Künste bei den christichen Völkern (A history of visual arts among Christians, 1845), Die Ahr: Landschaft, Geschichte und Volksleben (Landscape, history and life of the people along the Ahr, 1845), and Mosaik zur Kunstgeschichte (1876).
kinkel's gedichte first appeared in 1843 and went through several editions his best works were the verse romances otto der schütz eine rheinische geschichte in zwölf abenteuern (1846) which by 1920 had gone through over 100 editions and der grobschmied von antwerpen (1868) among his other works were the tragedy nimrod (1857) and geschichte der bildenden künste bei den christichen völkern (a history of visual arts among christians 1845) die ahr landschaft geschichte und volksleben (landscape history and life of the people along the ahr 1845) and mosaik zur kunstgeschichte (1876)