Prince Regent Luitpold of Bavaria (1821–1912)
Franz von Lenbach
1902 · Oil on board · European Paintings
Luitpold of Bavaria was named Regent in June 1886, after his nephew, King Ludwig II, was declared mentally incompetent. During the twenty-six years of Luitpold's reign, Bavaria prospered, and Munich became a cultural capital of Europe. At the time Lenbach created this work, he was the most famous portrait painter in Germany.
- Artist
- Franz von Lenbach
- Date
- 1902
- Medium
- Oil on board
- Department
- European Paintings
- Credit line
- Bequest of Jacob Ruppert, 1939
