▁Karl ▁Bor rom ä us ▁Post ▁( 1 8 3 4 - 1 8 7 7 ), ▁an ▁animal ▁painter . ▁ ▁From ▁ 1 8 5 2 ▁to ▁ 1 8 5 6 , ▁he ▁studied ▁at ▁the ▁Academy ▁of ▁Fine ▁Arts ▁with ▁the ▁landscape ▁painter , ▁Franz ▁Ste inf eld . ▁After ▁gradu ating , ▁he ▁under to ok ▁numerous ▁study ▁tri ps ▁throughout ▁southern ▁and ▁western ▁Europe , ▁not ably ▁to ▁the ▁North ▁Sea , ▁Hung ary ▁and ▁the ▁Al ps . ▁From ▁ 1 8 7 1 ▁to ▁ 1 8 7 4 , ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁secretary ▁at ▁the ▁Academy ' s ▁library , ▁then ▁served ▁as ▁Cur ator ▁of ▁their ▁gallery ▁from ▁ 1 8 7 4 ▁to ▁ 1 8 8 0 . ▁ ▁He ▁then ▁moved ▁to ▁the ▁Kunst histor isches ▁Museum ; ▁beginning ▁as ▁Cur ator ▁from ▁ 1 8 8 1 ▁to ▁ 1 8 9 1 , ▁then ▁becoming ▁the ▁museum ' s ▁second ▁Director , ▁from ▁ 1 8 9 2 ▁to ▁ 1 9 1 0 , ▁succeed ing ▁Edu ard ▁von ▁Eng er th . ▁During ▁his ▁ten ure , ▁he ▁worked ▁to ▁create ▁a ▁scientific ▁foundation ▁for ▁the ▁museum ▁and ▁purs ued ▁a ▁conserv ative ▁course ▁for ▁ac quis itions . ▁ ▁After ▁ 1 8 6 1 , ▁he ▁was ▁also ▁an ▁active ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Vienna ▁Künstler haus , ▁serving ▁on ▁the ▁Executive ▁Committee ▁from ▁ 1 8 8 4 ▁to ▁ 1 8 8 6