Tassaert, Félicité: Porträt Friedrich Wilhelm III., König von Preußen, als Kronprinz

1750

From the collection of City Museum Berlin

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Tassaert, Félicité: Porträt Friedrich Wilhelm III., König von Preußen, als Kronprinz is a 1750 by Unknown, depicting Portrait, held at City Museum Berlin.

Who painted this?: Unknown
When & what style?: 1750
Where can I see it?: City Museum Berlin

About this work

This drawing shows a portrait of Friedrich Wilhelm III, King of Prussia, as a crown prince. The portrait is done in a gray oval and shows the king in a half profile. This style was often repeated. The drawing is based on a painting by Johann Heinrich Wilhelm Tischbein from 1793. You can learn more about this style by looking into the technique of cross-hatching.