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Lot 46

[EUROPEAN] Continental School "Portrait of Frederick the Great," Oil Painting

Estimate: $250 - $500

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Continental School, Late 18th/19th Century

Portrait of Frederick the Great

Oil on canvas

No visible signature

14 3/4 x 18 1/4 inches.

 

Frederick the Great, King of Prussia (alt. Frederick II, 1712-1786). Half-length portrait against a dark background. He is shown wearing formal military dress, consisting of a blue velvet coat with red facings and gold braid, a black tricorne hat with lace edging, a red sash, and a partially obscured Order of the Black Eagle badge on his left breast. A decorative, pearl-embellished element, possibly a sword hilt, is visible near his wrist at the lower right corner. 

 

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[Art, Frederick the Great, Paintings, Portraits, Portraiture, European Art, Prussia, War of the Austrian Succession, Seven Year's War]

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