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Children's Orchestra

Ludwig Richter1861

The Walters Art Museum

The Walters Art Museum
Baltimore, United States

Although a pupil of the Dresden Academy, Richter broke away from the prevailing Romantic tradition and developed a personal vision in which he expressed nature with a "sincerely pure" and "childlike sensibility."

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  • Title: Children's Orchestra
  • Creator: Ludwig Richter (German, 1803-1884)
  • Date Created: 1861
  • External Link: For more information about this and thousands of other works of art in the Walters Art Museum collection, please visit art.thewalters.org
  • Roles: Artist: Ludwig Richter (German, 1803-1884)
  • Provenance: William T. Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1894, by inheritance; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
  • Object Type: drawings
  • Medium: pencil on paper
  • Exhibitions: A Child's-Eye View. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. 2006., A Medley of German Drawings. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. 1996., German 19th Century Paintings and Drawings. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. 1983., German Drawings from the Walters Collection. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. 2010-2011.
  • Dimensions: H: 8 x W: 12 1/2 in. (20.3 x 31.7 cm)
  • Credit Line: Acquired by William T. Walters
  • Classification: Painting & Drawing
  • Accession Number: 37.1274
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