Dahl imitated the work in his own painting , Megalithic Tomb in Winter .
The work was sold at auction in Leipzig in 1845 and acquired by Friedrich 's friend and fellow painter Johan Christian Dahl .
painter imitated the work in Friedrich 's own painting , Megalithic Tomb in Winter .
The work was sold at auction in Leipzig in 1845 and acquired by Friedrich 's friend and fellow painter Johan Christian Dahl .