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Source Description
The scene on the lid of this snuffbox is copied from a painting, dating from 1778, by the German painter and printmaker Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki (1726–1801) titled Frederick the Great Reviewing the First Battalion of the Mounted Guard Accompanied by the Prince of Prussia (Frederick Wilhelm II) and Generals von Ramin and von Zieten. A complicated figure, Frederick the Great was both a successful soldier and a great patron of the arts.
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Document identity
localId
40200
label
Snuffbox with Frederick the Great
core
obj
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object
citationUrl
pageCount
2
Source metadata
id
40200
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Snuffbox with Frederick the Great
description
The scene on the lid of this snuffbox is copied from a painting, dating from 1778, by the German painter and printmaker Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki (1726–1801) titled Frederick the Great Reviewing the First Battalion of the Mounted Guard Accompanied by the Prince of Prussia (Frederick Wilhelm II) and Generals von Ramin and von Zieten. A complicated figure, Frederick the Great was both a successful soldier and a great patron of the arts.
provenance
Acquired by Henry Walters, Baltimore; by bequest to Walters Art Museum, 1931.
date
ca. 1780
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
snuffboxes
imageCount
2
pageCount
2
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
3.1
height
7.9
dimensionsRaw
H: 1 1/4 x Diam: 3 1/8 in. (3.1 x 7.9 cm)
Source extras
dynasty
Hohenzollern Dynasty
reign
Frederick II (1740-1786)
med
tortoiseshell, ivory, gold, colored wax, mother-of-pearl
creator_ids
15435
6211
collection_ids
EAN
exhibition_ids
2689
Page inventory
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1
type
photo
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004faa8059dbcd50
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no
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no
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2
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photo
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fd9caf335e48f8a1
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no
hasDescription
no