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Frederick II, King of Prussia

Also known as: Frederick II, King of Prussia; primary name: Frederick II; other name: (King of) Prussia; other name: Frederick the Great; other name: Friedrich II; other name: Friedrich der Große; other name: der Alte Fritz
Details: individual; ruler; German; Male
Life dates: 1712-1786
Biography: 1740, succeeded his father Frederick William I as King of Prussia; his mother Sophia Dorothea of Hanover was sister to George II of England. United the disparate terriitories of Prussia through brilliant military campaigns in the War of Austrian Succession and the Seven Years' War. Improved the economy and agriculture of Prussia; constructed major buildings in and near Berlin, including Sanssouci, his summer residence at Potsdam where his great art collection was installed. 1733, married Elisabeth Christine von Braunschweig-Bevern but died without children.

552 related objects

box; print

Museum number: 1890,1213.12 |
Producer name: BIOG75219 Made by:I M Morikofer

box; calendar

Museum number: 1895,0521.10 |
Production date: 1757-1758 |
Production place: Made in:Battersea

cameo

Museum number: 1915,0608.38 |
Producer name: BIOG68368 Made by:Derby Porcelain Factory |
Production place: Made in:Derby (Derbyshire)

coffee-pot

Museum number: 1887,0307,H.5 |
Producer name: BIOG81243 Made by:Thomas Whieldon |
Production date: 1761 |
Production place: Made in:Little Fenton (Stoke-on-Trent)

coffee-pot

Museum number: 1887,0307,H.6 |
Producer name: BIOG81243 Made by:Thomas Whieldon |
Production date: 1758 |
Production place: Made in:Little Fenton (Stoke-on-Trent)

coin

Museum number: TWN,p340.166 |
Authority: BIOG27861 Ruler:Frederick II, King of Prussia |
Production date: 1781 |
Production place: Minted in:FrieslandMinted in:Germany

coin

Museum number: G3,GerC.382 |
Authority: BIOG27861 Ruler:Frederick II, King of Prussia |
Production date: 1753 |
Production place: Minted in:Cleves

coin

Museum number: 1859,1202.33 |
Authority: BIOG27861 Ruler:Frederick II, King of Prussia |
Production date: 1751 |
Production place: Minted in:Cleves

coin

Museum number: 1902,0606.18 |
Authority: BIOG27861 Ruler:Frederick II, King of Prussia |
Production date: 1756 |
Production place: Minted in:Cleves

coin

Museum number: SSB,56.84 |
Authority: BIOG27861 Ruler:Frederick II, King of Prussia |
Production date: 1753 |
Production place: Minted in:Cleves

coin

Museum number: SSB,56.64 |
Authority: BIOG27861 Ruler:Frederick II, King of Prussia |
Production date: 1752 |
Production place: Minted in:Cleves

coin

Museum number: 1935,0401.4763 |
Authority: BIOG27861 Ruler:Frederick II, King of Prussia |
Production date: 1753 |
Production place: Minted in:Cleves

coin

Museum number: SSB,45.118 |
Authority: BIOG27861 Ruler:Frederick II, King of Prussia |
Production date: 1750 |
Production place: Minted in:Berlin (city)

coin

Museum number: SSB,56.66 |
Authority: BIOG27861 Ruler:Frederick II, King of Prussia |
Production date: 1753 |
Production place: Minted in:Cleves

coin

Museum number: C.3299 |
Authority: BIOG27861 Ruler:Frederick II, King of Prussia |
Production date: 1754 |
Production place: Minted in:Cleves

coin

Museum number: 1840,0217.55.X |
Authority: BIOG27861 Ruler:Frederick II, King of Prussia |
Production date: 1752 |
Production place: Minted in:Cleves

coin

Museum number: 1902,0611.1 |
Authority: BIOG27861 Ruler:Frederick II, King of Prussia |
Production date: 1754 |
Production place: Minted in:Cleves

coin

Museum number: 1935,0401.4758 |
Authority: BIOG27861 Ruler:Frederick II, King of Prussia |
Production date: 1750 |
Production place: Minted in:Cleves

coin

Museum number: 1935,0401.4757 |
Authority: BIOG27861 Ruler:Frederick II, King of Prussia |
Production date: 1749 |
Production place: Minted in:Cleves

coin

Museum number: SSB,56.81 |
Authority: BIOG27861 Ruler:Frederick II, King of Prussia |
Production date: 1754 |
Production place: Minted in:Cleves

coin

Museum number: 1841,0928.86 |
Authority: BIOG27861 Ruler:Frederick II, King of Prussia |
Production date: 1767 |
Production place: Issued in:Prussia

counter-box; counter

Museum number: OA.2480 |
Production date: 17thC

cup; saucer

Museum number: Franks.177 |
Producer name: Factory of:Berlin Porcelain FactoryDecorated by:F Berger |
Production date: 18thC(late) |
Production place: Factory in:Berlin (city)

drawing; fan

Museum number: 1891,0713.154 |
Producer name: Drawn by:AnonymousFormerly attributed to:Joseph Goupy |
Production date: 1740-1780

drawing; album

Museum number: 1953,1110.5.104 |
Producer name: BIOG32452 Drawn by:Giles Hussey |
Production date: 1725-1788

drawing; print study

Museum number: 1891,1117.67 |
Producer name: BIOG63250 Drawn by:George Cruikshank |
Production date: 1823

drawing; print study

Museum number: 1891,1117.66 |
Producer name: BIOG63250 Drawn by:George Cruikshank |
Production date: 1823

drawing; print study

Museum number: 1906,1016.16 |
Producer name: BIOG28991 Drawn by:James Gillray |
Production date: 1807

figure

Museum number: 1981,0101.433 |
Producer name: BIOG68368 Factory of:Derby Porcelain Factory |
Production place: Factory in:Derby (Derbyshire)

figure

Museum number: 1981,0101.446 |
Producer name: BIOG74827 Factory of:Meissen Porcelain Factory |
Production date: 1780 |
Production place: Factory in:Meissen

finger-ring; cameo

Museum number: AF.1464 |
Producer name: BIOG48030 Made by:James Tassie |
Production date: 18thC(late)

finger-ring

Museum number: AF.1494 |
Production date: 18thC

finger-ring; cameo

Museum number: AF.1495 |
Production date: 18thC

illustrated book; print; title-page

Museum number: 1972,U.142 |
Producer name: BIOG38234 Print made by:Johann Michael Mettenleiter |
Production date: 1813 |
Production place: Published in:Munich

intaglio

Museum number: 1887,0307,I.523 |
Producer name: BIOG81101 Factory of:Wedgwood |
Production place: Factory in:Etruria (England)

jug

Museum number: 1938,0314.26.CR |
Production date: 1759 |
Production place: Made in:Staffordshire

jug

Museum number: 1981,1002.38 |
Cultures/periods: x41047 Post-Medieval |
Production date: 1740-1750 |
Production place: Made in:Waldenburg

medal

Museum number: BNK,EngM.206 |
Production date: 1757 |
Production place: Made in:British Isles

medal

Museum number: M.8661 |
Production date: 1759 |
Production place: Made in:British Isles

medal

Museum number: MG.1482 |
Production date: 1757

medal

Museum number: 2000,0880.4 |
Production date: 18C |
Production place: Made in:Germany

medal

Museum number: MG.1497 |
Production date: 1744

medal

Museum number: 1906,1103.383 |
Production date: 1757 |
Production place: Made in:British Isles

medal

Museum number: 1947,0607.388 |
Producer name: BIOG113725 Designed by:Thomas Pingo |
Production date: 1757

medal

Museum number: 2009,4044.14 |
Production date: 1758 |
Production place: Made in:Germany

medal

Museum number: 2009,4213.103 |
Production date: 1759 |
Production place: Made in:England |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Snettisham

medal

Museum number: G3,BranM.69 |
Producer name: BIOG113725 Designed by:Thomas Pingo |
Production date: 1757

mirror

Museum number: OA.287 |
Producer name: BIOG78223 Engraved by:C. C. Schröeder |
Production date: 1763 |
Production place: Made in:Delft

mug

Museum number: 1920,0318.11 |
Producer name: BIOG66022 Factory of:Bow Porcelain Factory |
Production date: 1757 |
Production place: Factory in:Bow (Tower Hamlets)

mug

Museum number: 1981,0101.192 |
Producer name: BIOG81675 Made by:Worcester Porcelain Factory |
Production date: 1757 |
Production place: Factory in:Worcester

mug

Museum number: 1921,1215.62.CR |
Producer name: Factory of:Worcester Porcelain FactoryPainted by:Robert Hancock |
Production date: 1757 |
Production place: Factory in:Worcester

mug

Museum number: 1887,0307,V.27 |
Producer name: Factory of:Worcester Porcelain FactoryDesigned by:Robert Hancock |
Production date: 1757 |
Production place: Factory in:Worcester

mug

Museum number: 1920,0318.12 |
Producer name: BIOG81675 Factory of:Worcester Porcelain Factory |
Production date: 1760 |
Production place: Factory in:Worcester

mug

Museum number: 1971,1205.1 |
Producer name: Recalls:Worcester Porcelain FactoryPrint made by:Robert Hancock |
Production date: 1757 |
Production place: Factory in:Worcester

mug

Museum number: 1887,0307,V.26 |
Producer name: Factory of:Worcester Porcelain FactoryDesigned by:Robert Hancock |
Production date: 1757 |
Production place: Factory in:Worcester

mug

Museum number: 1981,0101.193 |
Producer name: Made by:Worcester Porcelain FactoryAfter:Robert Hancock |
Production date: 1757 |
Production place: Factory in:Worcester

mug

Museum number: 1932,0713.1.CR |
Producer name: BIOG81675 Factory of:Worcester Porcelain Factory |
Production date: 1757 |
Production place: Factory in:Worcester

pin; box

Museum number: 1878,0907.6 |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Tomb of Emperor Frederick II

plate

Museum number: 1887,0307,G.114 |
Production date: 1758 |
Production place: Made in:Staffordshire

plate

Museum number: 1887,0307,H.26 |
Production date: 1758 |
Production place: Made in:Staffordshire

plate

Museum number: 1919,0503.76 |
Production date: 1758 |
Production place: Made in:Staffordshire

plate

Museum number: Franks.606 |
Cultures/periods: x14440 Qing dynasty |
Production date: 1750-1755 |
Production place: Made in:Jingdezhen |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:China

plate

Museum number: 1887,0307,G.112 |
Production date: 1758 |
Production place: Made in:Staffordshire

plate

Museum number: 1887,0307,G.113 |
Production date: 1758 |
Production place: Made in:Staffordshire

portrait medallion

Museum number: 1909,1201.514 |
Producer name: BIOG81101 Factory of:Wedgwood |
Production date: 18thC-19thC |
Production place: Factory in:Etruria (England)

portrait medallion; cameo

Museum number: 1887,0307,I.104 |
Producer name: BIOG81101 Factory of:Wedgwood |
Production date: 1780-1800 |
Production place: Factory in:Etruria (England)

print; book-illustration

Title: Mémoires de Brandebourg |
Museum number: 1838,1215.211 |
Producer name: BIOG45419 Print made by:Georg Friedrich Schmidt |
Production date: 1767

print

Title: Frédéric II roi de Prusse |
Museum number: 1845,0906.75 |
Producer name: Print made by:Jean Georges WilleAfter:Antoine Pesne |
Production date: 1757

print; book-illustration

Title: George Guillaume Mémoires de Brandebourg |
Museum number: 1838,1215.236 |
Producer name: BIOG45419 Print made by:Georg Friedrich Schmidt |
Production date: 1767

print

Title: Fridericus II Borussorum Rex |
Museum number: 1875,0508.784 |
Producer name: Print made by:Daniel BergerAfter:Daniel Chodowiecki |
Production date: 1777

print

Title: Konig Friedrich |
Museum number: 1982,U.3170 |
Producer name: Print made by:Eduard KretzschmarAfter:Adolph Menzel |
Production date: 1850-1858 |
Production place: Published in:Berlin (city)

print

Title: Indication des Noms des Illsutres Personnes dont les Portraits se trouvent dans l'Estampe qui représ |
Museum number: 2010,7081.7389 |
Producer name: BIOG22771 After:Daniel Chodowiecki |
Production date: 1785

print

Title: Friederich der Zweyte, König von Preussen |
Museum number: 1928,1210.322 |
Producer name: BIOG64572 Print made by:Anonymous |
Production date: 1786-1800

print; book-illustration

Title: Compass Zweihundert Illustrationen zu den Werken Friedrich |
Museum number: 1922,0530.10 |
Producer name: BIOG38154 Print made by:Adolph Menzel |
Production date: 1846-1857

print; book-illustration

Title: Poesies Diverses |
Museum number: 1838,1215.399 |
Producer name: Print made by:Georg Friedrich SchmidtPublished by:Johann Friedrich Voss |
Production date: 1750

print

Title: The battle of Lowoschutz |
Museum number: 1871,1209.2696 |
Producer name: Published by:John BowlesPublished by:Carington Bowles |
Production date: 1756

print; book-illustration

Title: Mémoires de Brandebourg |
Museum number: 1838,1215.251 |
Producer name: BIOG45419 Print made by:Georg Friedrich Schmidt |
Production date: 1767

print

Title: Friedrich II in der Schlacht bei Kunersdorf |
Museum number: 1917,1208.152 |
Producer name: Print made by:Daniel BergerAfter:Ludwig Wolf |
Production date: 1804

print

Title: Friederich II |
Museum number: Bb,12.321 |
Producer name: Print made by:Alois SchönnAfter:Johann Christoph Frisch |
Production date: 1860-1897

print; book-illustration

Title: Poesies Diverses |
Museum number: 1838,1215.387.+ |
Producer name: Print made by:Georg Friedrich SchmidtPublished by:Johann Friedrich Voss |
Production date: 1750

print

Title: Frederic II Roi de Prusse |
Museum number: 2010,7081.2796 |
Producer name: Print made by:Domenico CunegoAfter:Edward Francis Cunningham |
Production date: 1786

print; book-illustration

Title: Zweihundert Illustrationen zu den Werken Friedrichs des Grossen |
Museum number: 1913,0404.14 |
Producer name: BIOG38154 Print made by:Adolph Menzel |
Production date: 1846-1857

print

Title: Charles Frederick, King of Prussia |
Museum number: 1873,1213.243 |
Producer name: Print made by:James HeathAfter:Antoine Pesne |
Production date: 1770-1786

print; book-illustration

Title: Poesies Diverses |
Museum number: 1838,1215.375 |
Producer name: Print made by:Georg Friedrich SchmidtPublished by:Johann Friedrich Voss |
Production date: 1750

print; book-illustration

Title: Mémoires de Brandebourg |
Museum number: 1838,1215.258 |
Producer name: BIOG45419 Print made by:Georg Friedrich Schmidt |
Production date: 1767

print; book-illustration

Title: Belehnung Mémoires de Brandebourg |
Museum number: 1838,1215.225 |
Producer name: BIOG45419 Print made by:Georg Friedrich Schmidt |
Production date: 1767

print; book-illustration

Title: The justice of Frederick |
Museum number: 1875,0710.5736 |
Producer name: BIOG69495 Published by:Fielding & Walker |
Production date: 1782

print; book-illustration

Title: Mémoires de Brandebourg |
Museum number: 1838,1215.257 |
Producer name: Print made by:Georg Friedrich SchmidtAfter:Antoine Pesne |
Production date: 1767

print; book-illustration

Title: Zweihundert Illustrationen zu den Werken Friedrichs des Grossen |
Museum number: 1913,0404.11 |
Producer name: BIOG38154 Print made by:Adolph Menzel |
Production date: 1846-1857

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1863,0613.1796-1801 |
Producer name: Print made by:Daniel ChodowieckiPublished by:Johann Georg Berenberg |
Production date: 1793 |
Production place: Published in:Lauenburg an der Elbe

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1863,0613.1802-1807 |
Producer name: Print made by:Daniel ChodowieckiPublished by:Johann Georg Berenberg |
Production date: 1793 |
Production place: Published in:Lauenburg an der Elbe

print; book-illustration

Title: Mémoires de Brandebourg |
Museum number: 1838,1215.252 |
Producer name: BIOG45419 Print made by:Georg Friedrich Schmidt |
Production date: 1767

print; book-illustration

Title: Mémoires de Brandebourg |
Museum number: 1838,1215.230 |
Producer name: BIOG45419 Print made by:Georg Friedrich Schmidt |
Production date: 1767

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1863,0613.2451-2454 |
Producer name: Print made by:Daniel ChodowieckiPublished by:Johann Gottlieb Friedrich Unger |
Production date: 1800 |
Production place: Published in:Berlin (city)

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1863,0613.2421-2422 |
Producer name: Print made by:Daniel ChodowieckiPublished by:Johann Gottlieb Friedrich Unger |
Production date: 1800 |
Production place: Published in:Berlin (city)

print; book-illustration

Title: Mémoires de Brandebourg |
Museum number: 1838,1215.241 |
Producer name: BIOG45419 Print made by:Georg Friedrich Schmidt |
Production date: 1767

print; book-illustration

Title: Jean-George Mémoires de Brandebourg |
Museum number: 1838,1215.222 |
Producer name: BIOG45419 Print made by:Georg Friedrich Schmidt |
Production date: 1767

print; book-illustration

Title: Apollo fighting a dragon Zweihundert Illustrationen zu den Werken Friedrich |
Museum number: 1922,0530.23 |
Producer name: BIOG38154 Print made by:Adolph Menzel |
Production date: 1846-1857

print; book-illustration

Title: Jean-George Mémoires de Brandebourg |
Museum number: 1838,1215.220 |
Producer name: BIOG45419 Print made by:Georg Friedrich Schmidt |
Production date: 1767

print; book-illustration

Title: Chant VI Le Palladium |
Museum number: 1838,1215.475 |
Producer name: BIOG45419 Print made by:Georg Friedrich Schmidt |
Production date: 1774

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