Letter by Frederick the Great, King of Prussia, to Count Francesco Algarotti, 1740 (1865).Artist: Frederick George Netherclift

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Letter by Frederick the Great, King of Prussia, to Francesco Algarotti, 1740 (1865). Algarotti (1712-1764) was an Italian philosopher and art critic. He met Frederick on his way back from a journey to Russia. Frederick made him a Prussian count and the two men are said to have been lovers. The original letter is in the British Museum (Add. MS. 12,096 fol 1). A print from The Autograph Souvenir, A collection of Autograph Letters, Interesting Documents, &c, Executed in Facsimile, by Frederick George Netherclift, by Richard Sims, 1st Series, FG Netherclift, London, 1865.

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