Statuette of Frederick the Great, King of Prussia Statue of Frederick the Great, King of Prussia, The king (1712-1786) sits on a step-by-step horse that has lifted the right foreleg and the left hind leg for a moment ground light, the head is turned slightly to the right. He holds the rein with one hand, while the other rests in the side. He wears a uniform consisting of a jacket with a jabot, gloves and boots, on the head a wig and, on the jacket, place the Order of the Black Eagle, a sash around the waist, a sword and a sword on the left. The saddle, with rider pistols on both sides in
Statuette of Frederick the Great, King of Prussia Statue of Frederick the Great, King of Prussia, The king (1712-1786) sits on a step-by-step horse that has lifted the right foreleg and the left hind leg for a moment ground light, the head is turned slightly to the right. He holds the rein with one hand, while the other rests in the side. He wears a uniform consisting of a jacket with a jabot, gloves and boots, on the head a wig and, on the jacket, place the Order of the Black Eagle, a sash around the waist, a sword and a sword on the left. The saddle, with rider pistols on both sides in holsters under a flap, is placed on a schabrak, which, like the holster flap, is decorated with Louis XV-style C-volutes and with frills. The horse, wearing a head harness, is connected to the ground, an oval plate, sunk into a profiled marble pedestal. This shows bronze decorations on four sides: on the front a cartouche with the monogram F [redericus] R [ex] surrounded by two palm leaves, above which the royal crown, on one side a winch over a music book and a flute with a laurel wreath across it, on the other side a shield with Medusa head, including a helmet and sword, the grip of which has an eagle's head, a laurel wreath overall, on the back a horn of abundance with ears of corn by a band connected to a raised leafy branch, historical persons, Frederick II (King of Prussia), Emanuel Bardou, Berlin, 1778 - 1779, bronze (metal), marble (rock), h 51 cm × w cm × d cm w 28 cm × d cm
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