[&][Key plate]
[Chodowiecki][in pencil]
Engraving, sheet 380 x 480mm (15 x 19"). Trimmed within plate and glued to backing sheet, with very scarce keyplate.
One of a pair of scenes from the life of Fredrick the Great. During an audience with his generals Frederick ordered a chair to be brought for the 85-year-old Hans Joachim von Zieten, telling him to sit; when von Zieten refuses to sit in the presence of his monarch, Frederick forces him by threatening to leave. With key plate explaining key figures in the scene.
See 33687 for rare proof.
[Ref: 61706] £750.00
Engraving, sheet 380 x 480mm (15 x 19"). Trimmed within plate and glued to backing sheet, with very scarce keyplate.
One of a pair of scenes from the life of Fredrick the Great. During an audience with his generals Frederick ordered a chair to be brought for the 85-year-old Hans Joachim von Zieten, telling him to sit; when von Zieten refuses to sit in the presence of his monarch, Frederick forces him by threatening to leave. With key plate explaining key figures in the scene.
See 33687 for rare proof.
[Ref: 61706] £750.00