print; book-illustration

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Object Type: print; book-illustration
Museum number: 1838,1215.240
Title: Series: Mémoires de Brandebourg
Description: Vignette to Frederick the Great's 'Mémoires de Brandebourg'; cul-de-lampe showing Georg Wilhelm, Elector of Brandenburg conversing with Gustav II Adolph of Sweden seated under a baldachino; entourage in the background; Eris appearing from a cave in the foreground holding a paper inscribed 'Edit de Restitution'; printed on one sheet with 1838,1215.239. 1767 Engraving
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Production date: 1767
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Dimensions: Height: 108 millimetres; Width: 118 millimetres
Curator's comments: For more information on the series, see 1838,1215.178.
Bibliographic references: Wessely 1887 / Georg Frederic Schmidt: Verzeichniss seiner Stiche und Radierungen (238 (25)); Crayen 1789 / Catalogue raisonné de l'oeuvre de feu George Frédéric Schmidt; graveur du roi de Prusse (109 aa)
Location: Not on display
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Associated names: Illustration to: Frederick II, King of Prussia; Representation of: Eris; Representation of: Gustav II Adolf, King of Sweden; Representation of: Georg Wilhem von Brandenburg
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Acquisition date: 1838
Department: Prints and Drawings
Registration number: 1838,1215.240

Free entry