Friedrich Ii The Great Arrival In Elysium Hofmann Drawing Approx 1800 For Sale
Watercolor And Ink. Size About. 56x42cm. Watermark Pieter De Vries And Comp. In Good Condition. The Large-format Drawing Shows Friedrich Ii. (the Great) King Of Prussia Upon His Arrival In Elysium, Shortly After His Death. He Meets Some Of His Great Ancestors Plato, Alexander The Great, Julius Caesar, Louis Xiv, Marcus Aurelius Etc. On The Right, Charon, The Ferryman Of Hades, Sits In His Boat, Waiting To Take The King's Soul Across The Styx. The Scene Was Drawn From An Engraving By Bartholomus Hbner (1727-1795) Made After The Drawing By Gw Hofmann (). The Engraving Was Published In Berlin In 1788 By Christian Von Mechel Under The Title Frederick The Second's Arrival In Elisium. Christian Von Mechel Was An Important Swiss Engraver And Art Dealer. After His Business Was Financially Ruin.
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