Late 18th Century Miniature Gilt on Marble Bust of Frederick II King of Prussia

Description

Rare and impressive late 18th to early 19th century gilt bronze bust of Frederick the Great.
An exquisite work =, … more Rare and impressive late 18th to early 19th century gilt bronze bust of Frederick the Great.
An exquisite work =, fine details, original marble base with general wear.
The bust depicting Frederick II, King of Prussia.

Dimensions: Height 7 1/4 in x Width 3 in depth 2 3/7 in.
Strong, solid.

Some information of about Frederick sourced from online: King in Prussia from 1740 until 1772, and King of Prussia from 1772 until his death in 1786. His most significant accomplishments include his military successes in the Silesian wars, his reorganisation of the Prussian Army, the First Partition of Poland, and his patronage of the arts and the Enlightenment. Frederick was the last Hohenzollern monarch titled King in Prussia, declaring himself King of Prussia after annexing Royal Prussia from the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth in 1772. less