The Crown Prince, Karl, dead by his own hand

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The Crown Prince, Karl, dead by his own hand
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The Crown Prince, Karl, dead by his own hand

Date1905
Illustration Citation"Carlotta," by Justus Miles Forman, in Harper's Monthly Magazine, May 1905
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions12 1/4 × 15 in. (31.1 × 38.1 cm)
frame: 28 3/8 × 20 1/8 in. (72.1 × 51.1 cm)
Credit LineMuseum Purchase, 1912
Object number1912-30
On View
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Label TextThis story of the royal Austrian court revolves around Carlotta, a woman loved by the crown prince. When he is forced to give her up, he commits suicide.
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