Frederick the Great, ca. 1840

Title

Frederick the Great

Draughtsman

• Philipp Veit

Period Produced

• 19th century

Object Type

• drawing

Material

• ink?
• Indian ink?
• graphite-clay mixture
• cardboard

Technique

• pen drawing
• brush drawing
• pencil drawing

Geographic Reference

• German

Production Reason

• figure study
• design for a painting?
• wall painting design?

Captions Added Later

Verso Stempel des Städelschen Kunstinstituts, Frankfurt am Main (Lugt 2356)

Watermark

• Nicht vorhanden

Work Catalogues

• Suhr 1991.308.Z.299

Institution

• Städel Museum

Departement

• Department of Prints and Drawings

Collection

• Städelsches Kunstinstitut

Creditline

Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main

Picture Copyright

Public Domain

Genre

• portrait

Persons Shown

• Frederick II (Holy Roman Emperor)

Primary

• 44B112 emperor
• 44B191 crown (symbol of sovereignty)
• 31A2311 'contrapposto', 'Standbein und Spielbein'
• 44B197 mantle, gown, dress (symbol of sovereignty)
• 61B2(+55) historical persons (+ full length portrait)
• 31D14(+51) adult man (+ standing)