This painting is of a Bavarian scene and shows peasants on a prayer walk in the mountains. A shrine can be seen in the foreground. The brooding figure at the top of painting, who watches the procession, is a self portrait by the artist. This figure watches a female at the top of the procession; the model for this figure was Herkomer's mistress, Lulu Griffiths. Herkomer made his name as a painter of social realist and genre works. His first and greatest patron was Charles William Mansel Lewis of Stradey Castle, Llanelli. Having sold 'Der Bittgang' in 1883 to Sir Stafford Howard, Mansel Lewis painted a full-size copy with which to replace the original. Dimensions: 101cm x 147cm. Oil on canvas