Thursday, October 07, 2010

Ludwig I of Bavaria Oktoberfest

Ludwig I of BavariaLudwig I of Bavaria. Artist: Joseph Karl Stieler (1781–1858) Date: 1826. Current location: Neue Pinakothek, Munich.

The original "Oktoberfest" occurred in Munich, on October 12, 1810. For the public commemoration of their marriage between, Crown Prince Ludwig (later King Ludwig I) and Princess Therese of Saxe-Hildburghausen (namesake of the Theresienwiese festival grounds) .

Works published prior to 1978 were copyright protected for a maximum of 75 years. See Circular 1 "COPYRIGHT BASICS" PDF from the U.S. Copyright Office. Works published works before 1923, in this case 1926, are now in the public domain.
This file is also in the public domain in countries that figure copyright from the date of death of the artist (post mortem auctoris in this case Joseph Karl Stieler (1781–1858) , and that most commonly runs for a period of 50 to 70 years from December 31 of that year.

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