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drawing
;
album
Object Type
drawing
album
Museum number
1953,1110.5.104
Description
Profile to right of Frederick the Great and another head to left, from an album of 350 miscellaneous drawings covering most of the artist's working life; with scale of proportions indicated Graphite Verso: Frederick the Great, in profile to left, wearing a cocked hat; with scale of proportions Graphite
Producer name
Drawn by:
Giles Hussey
School/style
British
Production date
1725-1788
Materials
paper
Technique
drawn
Dimensions
Height:
199 millimetres
Width:
167 millimetres
$Inscriptions
Curator's comments
See Curator's Comment to 1953-11-10-5(1). Presumably a copy of one of the many portraits of Frederick current in England after the Seven Years' War.
Bibliographic references
Croft-Murray (unpublished) / Catalogue of British Drawings in the British Museum: artists born 1665 to 1715
(29)
Location
Not on display
Associated names
Portrait of:
Frederick II, King of Prussia
Acquisition name
Purchased from:
Miss E M Freame
(executors of)
Previous owner
Previous owner/ex-collection:
John Rowe Hussey
Acquisition date
1953
Department
Prints and Drawings
Registration number
1953,1110.5.104