King Frederick II, ‘The Great’ King of Prussia (1712-1786)
after Heinrich Franke (Havelberg 1738 - Berlin 1792)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1758 - 1786
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
825 x 699 mm (32 1/2 x 27 1/2 in)
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Carlyle's House, London
NT 263711
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, King Frederick II, ‘The Great’ King of Prussia (1712-1786), after Johann Heinrich Christian Franke (Havelberg 1738 - Berlin 1792). Carlyle's writing on a panel attached to the portrait is to the effect that it was 'painted (as I judge) by Frank, of Potsdam, circa 1780'
Provenance
bought in 1929 by Gabriel Wells (1862 -1946) and presented by him
Makers and roles
after Heinrich Franke (Havelberg 1738 - Berlin 1792), artist after German School, artist