Frederick the Great, King of Prussia

Remi-Henri-Joseph Delvaux after Johann Heinrich Ramberg

Associated Names
Remi-Henri-Joseph Delvaux

Artist, French, 1748 or 1750 - 1823

Johann Heinrich Ramberg

Artist After, German, 1763 - 1840

The image is an engraving showing the upper half of a man seated inside an oval frame that is part of a larger rectangular composition. The man is positioned in profile, facing to the right. He has white hair, a tricorn hat with a white plume, and wears a military uniform with an epaulette and a star-shaped medal on his chest. The background includes a laurel wreath above the oval frame and items below it, such as an open book, a sheathed sword, and crossed pistols. There is text at the bottom stating "FREDERIC II Roi de Prusse." The overall color scheme is monochromatic.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of John O'Brien

  • Dimensions

    plate: 17.8 x 12.1 cm (7 x 4 3/4 in.)
    sheet: 19.5 x 14.1 cm (7 11/16 x 5 9/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1991.208.27

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower left in plate: HRamberg. del.; lower right in plate: R. DElvaux fecit; lower center in plate: FREDERIC II. / Roi de Prusse.

Wikidata ID

Q75120721

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