King Frederick II, ‘The Great’ King of Prussia (1712-1786)
after Antoine Pesne (Paris 1683 – Berlin 1757)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1770 - 1799
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
762 x 635 mm (30 x 25 in)
Order this imageCollection
Ickworth, Suffolk
NT 851962.1
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, King Frederick II, ‘The Great’ King of Prussia (1712-1786) after Antoine Pesne (Paris 1683 – Berlin 1757). Half-length portrait against a dark background. He has blue eyes and a grey wig. He wears a tricorne hat with silver lace edging, a blue coat with silver embroidery and a red collar and cuffs, with a orange over his left shoulder and the Order of the Black Eagle on his left breast.
Provenance
By descent to Rear Admiral Frederick William Fane Hervey, 4th Marquess of Bristol (1863-1951), on whose death valued for probate; accepted in lieu of tax by HM Treasury, and transferred to the National Trust in 1956
Credit line
Ickworth, The Bristol Collection (acquired through the National Land Fund and transferred to The National Trust in 1956)
Makers and roles
after Antoine Pesne (Paris 1683 – Berlin 1757), artist