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The Adoption

Ferdinand Georg Waldmüller1849

National Museum in Wrocław

National Museum in Wrocław
Wrocław, Poland

The painting was created by Waldmüller, a prominent artist of the period of Biedermeier and early Realism. The painter, using his exceptional skill and finesse in depicting reality, made the subject of this work the act of the adoption of a little boy by a wealthy family, combined with the drama of his mother – a poor widow – who is forced to part with her son.

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  • Title: The Adoption
  • Creator: Ferdinand Georg Waldmüller (1793–1865)
  • Date Created: 1849
  • Location Created: Germany
  • Rights: Muzeum Narodowe we Wrocławiu
National Museum in Wrocław

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