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König von Preussen
Attributed to: Friedrich Krebs (American, active in 1790–1815)
Formerly known as: Unidentified artist
Formerly known as: Unidentified artist
Medium/Technique
Watercolor, pen and brown ink on paper
Dimensions
Sheet: 39.4 x 31.4 cm (15 1/2 x 12 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Maxim Karolik for the M. and M. Karolik Collection of American Watercolors and Drawings, 1800–1875
Accession Number53.2433
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsWatercolors
Catalogue Raisonné
Karolik cat. no 1331, fig. 351 (Folk artists)
DescriptionFolk art-fraktur. Companion to no. 1332. Officer on horseback riding to left; pigtail, cockade in hat, sword; eagle emblazoned on coat. Flowers and large six-petalled flower medallion.
InscriptionsUnder belly of horse in pen and ink: title
Provenance1953, gift of Maxim Karolik (b. 1893 - d. 1963), Newport, RI, to the MFA. (Accession Date: November 12, 1953)