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Lot 146 Dα

A portrait miniature of Friedrich II

Auction 1150 - overview Berlin
16.05.2020, 12:00 - The Prussian Sale
Estimate: 1.800 € - 2.000 €
Result: 3.750 € (incl. premium)

A portrait miniature of Friedrich II

Oil on copper. After a print based on a portrait of the young King by Antoine Pesne (circa 1740). Depicting the King facing left against a red drapery wearing a blue ribbon with the star of the Order of the Black Eagle, an ermine lined cloak, and a tricorn. Inscribed in Spanish on a stone slab "Federico II. de Prusia y Elector de Brandenbourgo". 14,3 x 10 cm. In a Spanish giltwood frame.
Attribute to Spanish School, 18th C.

The blue ribbon worn by the King is slightly incongruous, as the ribbon of the Order of the Black Eagle should be reddish-orange in colour. The artist may have copied the motif from a black and white engraving.