ARTIST: Julius Schrader
PUBLISHER: Verlag und Eigemthum von A. H. Fayne
MEDIUM: Engraving,
DATE:
EDITION SIZE: Image size 19 1/2 x 15 1/4" (495 x 387 mm).
DESCRIPTION: Frederick the Great, also known as Frederick II (1712-1786) was the king of Prussia. He is most known for having taken Silesia during the Silesian Wars and Polish territories during the First Partition of Poland. Frederick the Great hadn't always been interested in warfare however. In 1730 he and his good friend Hans Hermann von Katte, a lieutenant in the Prussian Army, tried to flee to Britain but were captured and Katte beheaded for desertion and attempted treason. Frederick was forced by his father to watch the execution and suffered great trauma from the experience.
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CONDITION: Good condition save for a repaired puncture above title and some discoloration in upper margin. Image and title not affected.
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