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Frederick the Great ("Friderichs Rex")

Paul Scheurich American German
ca. 1900
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Frederick the Great ("Friderichs Rex")
  • Artist: Paul Scheurich (American German, New York 1883–1945 Brandenburg)
  • Date: ca. 1900
  • Medium: Cut paper silhouette
  • Dimensions: sheet: 8 1/16 x 9 15/16 in. (20.5 x 25.2 cm)
  • Classification: Cut Paper
  • Credit Line: Gift of the Estate of Mrs. Edward Robinson, 1952
  • Object Number: 52.594.12
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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