Bildnis Hans Franz Otto Freiherr von Krafft-Ebing
1968
From the collection of City Museums Freiburg
1968
From the collection of City Museums Freiburg
This portrait shows a man with a serious expression. He's dressed in formal clothes, which suggests he's a person of importance. The man in the portrait is Hans Franz Otto Freiherr von Krafft-Ebing, and what's interesting is that he came from a noble family and worked as a senior civil servant. The painting is based on a photograph from around 1900, which is a notable detail. You can learn more about this type of image by looking at the subject: Portrait painting.