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Georg Friedrich Kersting (Born 31 October 1785 in Güstrow, Dead July 1, 1847 in Meißen), was a German painter. He was one of the most important representatives of the Biedermeier interior painting. His paintings nevertheless feel contemporary due to the situations depicted and the effect of the artist’s personality. Kersting…
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