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THB[MICRO-CALLIGRAPHY]. Micrographic portrait of Frederick the...
Lot 135
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[MICRO-CALLIGRAPHY]. Micrographic portrait of Frederick the Great. Circa 1880. Ink on paper, printed title in the margin. Signed at lower left by the artist, Benjamin Falkenberg (1812 ? 1888), and at lower right: ?Enthaltend 253 Seiten aus T. Chauber's Lebensgeschichte Freidrich d. Grossen." An intricate micro-calligraphic portrait of Frederick the Great composed of 253 pages of text copied in micro-calligraphic script from a biography of the monarch by Theobold Chauber (pseudonym of Berthold Auerbach, 1812 ? 1882) written 1834 ? 36. The portrait depicts Frederick II seated with books and a quill at his side, the Sanssouci palace in the background, a map of Europe with Prussian territory outlined dangling off the table, and other details. Damp-soil at lower right. Provenance: Benjamin Falkenberg (1812 ? 1888); descended within the artist's family to the consignor. Framed and matted, sight 18 5/8 x 14"; overall, 21 ? x 16 ?".
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