1788 Frederic the Great on Horseback [Lips after Chodowicki], Folio, portrait

Engraving with etching of Frederick II (the Great) King of Prussia. Whole length equestrian figure with tricorne, tied wig, plain tie, and braided jacket. The King is pictured on horseback holding reins in left hand and a cane in right, with a view a landscape in the background. 

Frederick II, King of Prussia (1712-86)

Johann Heinrich Lips (29 April 1758, in Kloten – 5 May 1817, in Zürich) was a Swiss copper engraver; mostly of portraits.

External dimensions 29.8 x 24.7 cm

Copper engraving, 1788.

After Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki (1726-1801).