Title

King Ludwig II of Bavaria, 1867. Artist: Joseph Albert

Caption

King Ludwig II of Bavaria, 1867. Ludwig II (1845-1886) ruled Bavaria from 1864 until 1886. He built the castle of Neuschwanstein in Bavaria and was a patron and devotee of composer Richard Wagner. Known as Mad King Ludwig, he was officially declared insane by the government and deposed. He died in mysterious circumstances shortly afterwards. From a private collection.

Date

1867

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/Fine Art Images

Reference

HRM19D93_123

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

50,1Mb (1,3Mb) / 11,7in x 16,7in / 3496 x 5009 (300dpi)

Keywords

Germany people male man men sitting German country Bavaria monarch guy king royal chair location Bavarian century monarchy furniture royalty ruler seated B&W MONOCHROME 19th century black & white black and white B W nineteenth century deposed royal family sovereign King of Bavaria photograph portrait Ludwig II Ludwig the Mad King Ludwig II of Bavaria House of Wittelsbach Fine Art Images Joseph Albert Albert Joseph photograph portrait