19th CENTURY GERMAN SCHOOL, based on a model by Andreas Schlüter (1660-c. 1714)
Equestrian statue of Frederick William I of Brandenburg, known as the Great Elector (1620-1688)
Bronze with black patina
Wooden base simulating porphyry and gilt bronze, Missing (part of the government staff), oxidation pitting in the hollows
H. : 28 cm (11 in.)
Comparative study :
Equestrian statue of Frederick William I of Brandenburg, known as the Great Elector, made between 1696 and 1709, Charlottenburg.
A patinated bronze group depicting an equestrian statue of Frederick-William the 1st of Brandenburg known as the Grand Elector (1620-1688), German school, 19th century, after a model by Andreas Schlüter (1660-circa 1714)