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Frederick II (1712-1786), King of Prussia
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    Frederick II (1712-1786), King of Prussia

    TitleFrederick II (1712-1786), King of Prussia
  • Technique/ MaterialEnamel
  • DimensionsMått [dager]: (h x b) 3,2 x 2,7 cm
    Frame: (h x b) 4,5 x 3,7 cm
  • Artist/Maker Artist: Joseph Brecheisen, Austrian, born ca 1720, dead after 1766
  • Depicted PersonKing Fredrik II, German, born 1712-01-24, dead 1786-08-17
  • CategoryPaintings, Miniatures
  • Classificationpainting, Porträttminiatyr
  • Inventory No.NMB 2709
  • AcquisitionPurchase 2016 Hjalmar and Anna Wicander Fund
    Description
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    The Austrian enamel and porcelain painter Joseph Brecheisen attained international fame mainly as a court painter in Berlin and Copenhagen. The miniature enamel portrait of Frederick the Great is most probably based on an original by Antoine Pesne. It is believed to have been made while Brecheisen was living in Berlin in 1748–57.