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Monks at Prayer in a Cloister
1834
sepia on paper
(18th and 19th Centuries )
(18th and 19th Centuries )
Biermann began his career as a porcelain decorator but eventually became one of the major landscape painters in Berlin.
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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.
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.
William T. Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1894, by inheritance; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Exhibitions
| 2010-2011 | German Drawings from the Walters Collection. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. |
| 1996 | A Medley of German Drawings. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
| 1983 | German 19th Century Paintings and Drawings. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
Geographies
Germany (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 7 1/16 x W: 9 13/16 in. (18 x 25 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by William T. Walters
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.
37.1285