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Portrait of Bismark
(18th and 19th Centuries )
Bersch was born in Zweibrücken, Germany, and studied at the Academy of Fine Arts, Munich. He came to the United States in 1860, living and working in Memphis, TN, Washington, DC (where he worked in Matthew Brady's photography studio), and Baltimore, Maryland.
Otto von Bismarck, was the most prominent European diplomat of the 19th century, responsible for the unification of the German states under Prussian rule.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.
Gerda Fischer Vey, Annapolis [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1977, by bequest.
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 5/20/1977 | Treatment | repaired |
Geographies
USA (Place of Origin)
Credit Line
Bequest of Gerda Fischer Vey, 1977
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
37.2540