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Princess Philippine Charlotte of Prussia 1716-1801

Princess Philippine Charlotte of Prussia was Duchess of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel by marriage to Duke Charles I. Philippine Charlotte was a known intellectual in contemporary Germany. She is listed as a female composer as she is thought to have written marches and other music
Artist: J.M.B.
Date:
Size 9 x 15 cms
Price £14.00

Ref:767

Maximilian II Emanuel, Elector of Bavaria 1662-1726

Maximilian II also known as Max Emanuel or Maximilian Emanuel, was a Wittelsbach ruler of Bavaria and a Prince-elector of the Holy Roman Empire. He was also the last governor of the Spanish Netherlands and Duke of Luxembourg. An able soldier, his ambition led to conflicts that limited his ultimate dynastic achievements.
He was born in Munich to Ferdinand Maria, Elector of Bavaria and Princess Henriette Adelaide of Savoy (d.1676). His maternal grandparents were Victor Amadeus I of Savoy and Christine of France, daughter of King Henry IV of France.
Artist: Priuilegio
Date:1662
Size 13.5 x 20 cms
Price £28.00

Ref:1648

Philip Florinus of Sulzbach 1630-1703

Philip was the youngest son of Augustus, Count Palatine of Sulzbach (1582–1632) and Hedwig of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorf (1603–1657). He began his military career in the army of the Duchy of Lorraine.
Size 13 x 17 cms
Price £28.00

Ref:2587

Anna von Neuffen-Hettingen 1327-1380

Was a German countess. By marrying Frederick the Wise in 1360, she was initially Princess of Bavaria and from 1375 until her death in 1380 Duchess of Bavaria.
Size 17 x 26 cms
Price £28.00

Ref:1785

Frederick William II of Prussia 1744-1797

King of Prussia from 1786 until his death in 1797. He was in personal union the Prince-elector of Brandenburg and sovereign prince of the Canton of Neuchâtel. As a defensive reaction to the French Revolution, Frederick William II ended the German Dualism between Prussia and Austria.
Artist: A.Graff
Date:1792
Size 8.5 x 14.5 cms
Price £14.00

Ref:845

Carl Joseph Begas 1794-1854

His family (originally “Begasse”) came from Belgium, in the region near Verviers and Liège. He was the third child of Franz Anton Begasse (1764–1842), a judge, and his wife, Susanne née Hoffstadt. In 1802, they moved to Cologne, where he received his first artistic training from the miniaturist, Franz Katz [de]. Later, he studied at the Lyceum in Bonn with Clemens August Philippart (1751–1825). In 1813, he went to Paris, where he became a student of Antoine-Jean Gros. While there, shortly after the Battle of Paris, his talent was noticed by King Friedrich Wilhelm III, who bought one of his works and became his patron. He remained in Paris until 1821. His first works dealt exclusively with Christian themes.
Artist: Weger
Date:
Size 12 x 16 cms
Price £28.00

Ref:2198

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