Emil Hünten, attributed to - After the Battle of the Düppeler Schanzen on 18th April 1864 - image-1

Lot 525 Dα

Emil Hünten, attributed to - After the Battle of the Düppeler Schanzen on 18th April 1864

Auction 1169 - overview Berlin
24.04.2021, 11:00 - Prussian Sale
Estimate: 10.000 € - 12.000 €
Result: 9.375 € (incl. premium)
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Emil Hünten, attributed to

After the Battle of the Düppeler Schanzen on 18th April 1864

Oil on canvas.. 140 x 82.5 cm..
Im originalen, vergoldeten Spitzbogenrahmen mit zwei Johanniterkreuzen.

Prince Frederick-Karl of Prussia (1825-1885), cavalry general, victor of the Battle of Düppeler Schanzen and commander of the Order of St. John, assists an infantryman wounded in battle alongside other Prussian officers. Friedrich-Karl, called "the red prince", wears the uniform of the Zieten Hussars, with the Order's cross on his neck.
This painting is probably one of the works by Emil Hünten listed by Boetticher (see p. 596, no. 17).

Provenance

Former property of the Order of Saint John. - Acquired at auction by the Brandenburg-Preußen-Museum in 1998. Subsequently in the holdings of the museum.

Literature

See Boetticher, Friedrich von: Malerwerke des neunzehnten Jahrhunderts. Beitrag zur Kunstgeschichte, Leipzig, 1941, p. 596, Nr. 17.