Name: Rare-Antique Master Print-FREDERIC-II-PORTRAIT-PRUSSIA-Wille-Pesne-c.1750
SKU: PICTURA-09811
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Rare-Antique Master Print-FREDERIC-II-PORTRAIT-PRUSSIA-Wille-Pesne-c.1750

€395.00

‘FREDERIC II ROI DE PRUSSE / ELECTEUR DE BRANDEBOURG.’

– Portrait of Frederick the Great in full regalia, shown in profile, bust-length, wearing the Order of the Black Eagle. Oval portrait within a simulated stone medallion, resting on a plinth with engraved title.

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Description

Medium: Engraving on hand laid (verge) paper.

Sheet size: 27.6 x 38.1 cm (10.87 x 15 inch). Image size: 27.6 x 38.1 cm. (10.87 x 15 inch).

Condition: very good, given age. Clean impression with strong detail. Light foxing. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

FREDERICK II, PRUSSIA, JOHANN GEORG WILLE, ANTOINE PESNE, ROYAL PORTRAIT, GRAPHITE, 18TH CENTURY, ENGRAVING, PRUSSIAN KING | PCO-EXPO-292

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

Source: unknown, to be determined.

Reference: FP IV 33.1.

Biography engraver: Johann Georg Wille (1715-1808) was a German-born engraver active in France. Renowned for his precise portrait engravings, Wille became one of the most influential printmakers of the 18th century.

Biography artist: Antoine Pesne (1683-1757) was a French-born painter who served as court painter to Frederick the Great of Prussia. Known for his elegant portraits and decorative works in the Rococo style.