HUGO UNGEWITTER (German, b. 1869). Frederick the Great Surveying the Field of Battle, 1922. Oil on canvas. 32-1/2 x 43-1...

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HUGO UNGEWITTER (German, b. 1869)
Frederick the Great Surveying the Field of Battle, 1922
Oil on canvas
32-1/2 x 43-1/4 inches (82.6 x 109.9 cm)
Signed and dated lower left: UNGEWITTER. BERLIN.1922

Hugo Ungewitter, a well-known German painter of military, hunting, animal and sporting scenes, studied at the Düsseldorf Academy from 1888 to 1897. This work depicts Frederick the Great (1712-1786) in the company of his brother, Prince Henry, and Prussian generals.

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