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Charles Amédée Philippe Van Loo

Rivoli near Torino 1719 – 1795 Paris

Portrait of Frederick II, King of Prussia. Circa 1766/1769

Oil on canvas. 86,5 × 72 cm (34 × 28 ⅜ in.).
This picture shows the following artwork: Charles Amédée Philippe Van Loo. Portrait of Frederick II, King of Prussia. Circa 1766/1769.

Estimate:

EUR 80,000

 

- 100,000

USD 87,000

 

- 109,000

Sold for:

100,000 EUR (incl. premium)

Summer 2023

19th Century Art, Thursday, 01.06.2023

Information

Oil on canvas. 86,5 × 72 cm (34 × 28 ⅜ in.). On the decorative frame with the shield: Frederick the Great. Presented by him to Sir Andrew Mitchell, Ambassador at his court. Catalogue raisonné: Accompanied by a certificate (in copy) by Prof. Dr. Helmut Börsch-Supan, Berlin, dated 28 November 2022. Framed

Sir Andrew Mitchell, Berlin (presumably circa 1766 received as a gift by Friedrich II, until 1771) / The Lords Reay, County of Caithness, Scotland / Captain HCP Hamilton, Monye, Durrow, County Laois, Ireland (in family collection until 2017)