Lot 1796: JACOB MUNK, GERMAN, ACTIVE 1810-1855 PRUSSIAN SOLDIERS OF THE REGIMENT "KING OF HANOVER" RESTING BY A TAVERN 53 by 65cm Signed I. Munk pt. l.r., oil on canvas Signed I. Munk pt. l.r. Oil on canvas Condition Note: The work would benefit from cleaning.

JACOB MUNK, GERMAN, ACTIVE 1810-1855 PRUSSIAN SOLDIERS OF THE REGIMENT "KING OF HANOVER" RESTING BY A TAVERN 53 by 65cm Signed I. Munk pt. l.r., oil on canvas Signed I. Munk pt. l.r. Oil on canvas Condition Note: The work would benefit from cleaning. There is a small retouched area (8 by 4cm) lower right in the foreground. Otherwise in good condition. Provenance: Konigliche Verwaltungs- Kommission 1891, p. 246, no. 127 (45), Provinzial-Museum, Hanover Blankenburg (Korner Zimmer) Ernst-August -Fideikommiss 1905 Inv. Nr. 397 (1855 Inv. Nr. 840); Fideikommiss-Galerie 1905, p. 206, no. 127 ( 45), Provinzial-Museum, Hanover Jacob Munk was a Berlin genre painter who, like Theodor Hosemann, specialised in popular scenes of the daily life of his countrymen. The present work is mentioned in the Thieme/Becker as one of Munk's chief works.