File:König - Presumed portrait of Friedrich Wilhelm II of Prussia.png

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Anton Friedrich König: "A Prussian Prince, possibly Frederick William II (1744-1797), King of Prussia 1786-1797"   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
Artist
Anton Friedrich König  (1756–1838)  wikidata:Q29876837
 
Description German medal engraver
son of Anton Friedrich König (1722-1787) and father of Friedrich Anton König (1794-1844)
Date of birth/death 13 June 1756 / 1756 Edit this at Wikidata 2 January 1838 / 1838 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Berlin Berlin
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artist QS:P170,Q29876837
Title
"A Prussian Prince, possibly Frederick William II (1744-1797), King of Prussia 1786-1797"
Description
English: "A Prussian Prince, possibly Frederick William II (1744-1797), King of Prussia 1786-1797, in blue coat with silver-embroidered pink facings, silvered breast-plate, grey sash tied around his waist, wearing the orange moiré sash and breast-star of the Royal Prussian Order of the Black Eagle, his left hand on his hip, his right resting on an ermine-lined red velvet cloak embroidered with coronet motifs next to a plumed helmet; a military camp in the distance"
Depicted people Friedrich Wilhelm II of Prussia (1744-1797)
Date 18th century
date QS:P571,+1750-00-00T00:00:00Z/7
Medium miniature on ivory
Dimensions height: 5.8 cm (2.2 in); width: 7.6 cm (2.9 in)
dimensions QS:P2048,5.8U174728
dimensions QS:P2049,7.6U174728
Object history Auction: Christie's, London, 26-27 November 2013, Sale 1162 - Centuries of Style, Silver, European Ceramics, Portrait Miniatures and Gold Boxes, lot 188 [1] [2]
Source/Photographer https://www.lotsearch.net/lot/anton-friedrich-koenig-german-1722-1787-25642008

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