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Previously attributed to Johann Friedrich Winkelmann (1767/72-1821)
Prince Heinrich of Prussia (1726-1802) c.1777-96
Oil on canvas | 78.5 x 64.0 cm (support, canvas/panel/stretcher external) | RCIN 404632
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Prince Heinrich of Prussia (1726-1802) was the younger brother of Friedrich II of Prussia (Frederick the Great). From the age of fourteen, he served in the Prussian army and fought in the Silesian Wars and the Seven Years’ War. In 1752, he married Princess Wilhelmina of Hesse-Cassel, but they had no children.
In this portrait the Prince appears half-length, wearing armour with a lace cravat, the orange riband of the Order of the Black Eagle, and an ermine-trimmed mantle draped over his right shoulder; within a painted oval.
A version of this portrait, attributed to Anton Graff, was sold at Christies, 25th October, 1974.Provenance
First recorded at Buckingham Palace, 1875
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Medium and techniques
Oil on canvas
Measurements
78.5 x 64.0 cm (support, canvas/panel/stretcher external)
107.0 x 89.2 x 6.0 cm (frame, external)
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Alternative title(s)
Prince Henry of Prussia (1726-1802), younger brother of Frederick II
Prince Heinrich of Prussia (1726-1802), younger brother of Frederick II
