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THEODOR HOSEMANN (1807-75)

The King of Prussia

dated 1846

Lithograph | 24.1 x 18.2 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 2506504

A lithograph from an album of portraits containing prints and photographs: King Frederick William IV of Prussia; seen from the back, full length, seated in military uniform and presumably looking out at a view beyond the balustrade. Lettered in German below; inscribed and dated on the mount.

  • Creator(s)

    Theodor Hosemann (1807-75) (lithographer)

    Winckelmann & Son.: Berlin (publisher)

    Subject(s)

    Frederick William IV, King of Prussia (1795-1861)

  • 24.1 x 18.2 cm (sheet of paper)

  • From an album compiled by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert

  • Object type(s)
      • visual works
        • lithographs
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