Public collection via the Art Institute of Chicago
AT-00000575Prince Otto von Bismarck
Provenance
The second wife of the artist, Charlotte (Lolo) von Lenbach (died 1941), Munich, to at least December 1936 [see inscription on reverse]. General Heinrich Karl Knappstein, German Consul General, Chicago; given by Knappstein to Otto K. Eitel (died 1983), Chicago, sometime between 1950 and 1956 [see Paul Eitel letter of September 11, 1956, in curatorial file]; given by Mr. and Mrs. Otto K. Eitel to the Art Institute, 1956.
Publications
The Art Institute of Chicago, Paintings in The Art Institute of Chicago: A Catalogue of the Picture Collection (Chicago, 1961), p. 258.
Data retrieved from the Art Institute of Chicago on October 8, 2026. The museum may have updated its record since.
Quick Overview
- Artist
- Franz Seraph von Lenbach (German, 1836–1904)
- Date
- 1896
- Medium
- Oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 125.6 × 94.3 cm (49 1/2 × 37 1/8 in.); Framed: 138 × 107 × 8.9 cm (54 3/8 × 42 1/8 × 3 1/2 in.)
- Type
- Painting
- Classification
- oil on canvas
- Style
- nineteenth century
- Place
- Germany
- Department
- Painting and Sculpture of Europe
- Credit line
- Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Otto K. Eitel
- Accession no.
- 1956.1205
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