Morning on the Riesengebirge
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| Morning on the Riesengebirge | |
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| Artist | Caspar David Friedrich |
| Year | 1810-1811 |
| Medium | oil on canvas |
| Dimensions | 108 cm × 170 cm (43 in × 67 in) |
| Location | Schloss Charlottenburg, Berlin |
Morning on the Riesengebirge (German - Morgen im Riesengebirge) is an 1810-1811 painting by Caspar David Friedrich of a scene on the Riesengebirge. It was exhibited at the Dresden Academy and then acquired in 1811 by Frederick William III of Prussia for Unter den Linden, his Berlin palace, where it remained until 1837, when it was moved to the Neue Palais in Potsdam.
From 1844 to 1865 it was exhibited in the Schloss Bellevue then later in the castle at Wiesbaden. After 1930 it was moved back to Berlin, where it was displayed in the Stadtschloss. In 1957 it was moved to Schloss Charlottenburg (with inventory number 6911 GK I) as the property of the Prussian State Museums (inventory number NG 10/85).