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Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki (1726-1801)
Frederick the Great c. 1767-77
Watercolour | 12.4 x 9.0 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 912158
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A watercolour portrait of Frederick the Great, head and shoulders in profile to the left, wearing a tricorn hat; set in a fictive grey circular frame with military emblems.
This portrait resembles a print by Bergler after Chodowiecki, dated 1777, showing the king in profile to the left, but on horseback. Chodowiecki's engraving of Frederick reviewing his troops in 1778 may also derive from the drawing.Provenance
First recorded in a Royal Collection inventory of c.1800-1820 (Inv.A, p.14: 'Albert Durer e Maestri Antichi Divsi.')
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Medium and techniques
Watercolour
Measurements
12.4 x 9.0 cm (sheet of paper)
Object type(s)
Other number(s)
RL 12158
