Title
Frederick the Great, King of Prussia, (1836).Artist: E Scriven
Caption
Frederick the Great, King of Prussia, (1836). Frederick II (1712-1786) ruled Prussia from 1740. He enlarged Prussian territory by acquiring Silesia from Austria in the War of the Austrian Succession and from the partiton of Poland. He was regarded as an enlightened monarch, promoting religious tolerance, modernising the bureaucracy and civil service and patronising the work of writers and philosphers such as Voltaire and Kant.
The Print Collector collection
Date
1836
Credit line
Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector
Reference
HRM19C24_279
Model release
No
License type
Rights managed
Available size
49,9Mb (4,3Mb) / 11,3in x 17,1in / 3398 x 5135 (300dpi)