![[Denmark] Frederick Prince Royal of Denmark.](jpegs/23547.jpg)
[Denmark] Frederick Prince Royal of Denmark.
Engraved by James Heath Esq.r RA after a Picture by Lips.
London, Published as the Act directs 5.th November 1806, by C & R. Baldwin, New Bridge Street.
Stipple with large margins. Plate 280 x 216mm. 11 x 9".
Frederick VI (1768-1839) reigned as King of Denmark from 1808 until 1839, and as King of Norway from 1808 until 1814. He lost Norway during the Napoleonic Wars of 1814. He was known as a patron of astronomy and in 1832 he offered gold medal prizes to anyone who discovered a comet using a telescope. He was the 894th Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece in Spain and 654th Knight of the Order of the Garter in 1822.
[Ref: 23547] £130.00
London, Published as the Act directs 5.th November 1806, by C & R. Baldwin, New Bridge Street.
Stipple with large margins. Plate 280 x 216mm. 11 x 9".
Frederick VI (1768-1839) reigned as King of Denmark from 1808 until 1839, and as King of Norway from 1808 until 1814. He lost Norway during the Napoleonic Wars of 1814. He was known as a patron of astronomy and in 1832 he offered gold medal prizes to anyone who discovered a comet using a telescope. He was the 894th Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece in Spain and 654th Knight of the Order of the Garter in 1822.
[Ref: 23547] £130.00