The collections of the German Historical Museum

• Title: Statuette of King Friedrich II of Prussia (* 1712), (1740-1786)
• Artist: Reduced second casting after a model by Johann Gottfried Schadow, 1822
• Date: 19th century
• Material/Technique: Bronze and marble foot
• Size: H 30 cm

In the 19th century, Friedrich the Great was so popular that not only a number of large monuments were erected but also a tremendous amount of small statues and busts were produced for the sideboard at home by foundries and porcelain manufactories. Friedrich was considered to be a shining example, since he had been able to unite seemingly contradictory qualities such as discipline, the spirit of sacrifice, enlightenment, social responsibility, and artistic talent.