File:Georg David Matthieu 002.jpg

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Summary

Georg David Matthieu: Frederick II, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1717-1785) (

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Artist



Alternative names	Georg David Mathieu; g. d. matthieu; georg david matthieu; george david matthieu; G.D. Matthieu
Description	German portrait painter and engraver
Date of birth/death	20 November 1737	3 November 1778
Location of birth/death	Berlin	Ludwigslust
Work period	Rococo
Work location	Schwerin, Ludwigslust
Authority file	: Q1504021 VIAF: 60008157 ISNI: 0000000066833858 ULAN: 500015877 LCCN: no2018017061 WGA: m/matthieu WorldCat

Title

Frederick II, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1717-1785)

Object type

painting

Date

circa 1750-1800

Medium

oil on canvas

Dimensions

height: 86.8 cm (34.1 in); width: 70 cm (27.5 in)

Collection

Private collection

Current location

Gut Hohen Luckow

	Location	Satow , Germany
	Coordinates	53° 59′ 01″ N, 11° 57′ 43″ E
	Authority file	: Q1614072 VIAF: 2501161392911958480003 LCCN: n2008034537 GND: 1227757085 SUDOC: 127121749 WorldCat

Object history

sold at Christies, Amsterdam, 24 March 1999, lot 14

Exhibition history

Schwerin, 1954, n0223.
Schwerin, Staatliches Museum, "Georg David Matthieu - 1737-1778 - Malerei.Pastelle.Grafik", 1978, n031.

Notes

married to Luise Friederike, Herzogin von Württemberg-Stuttgart (1722-1791)

References

Christie's, LotFinder: entry 1428996

Source/Photographer

the first upload: Image taken at Gut Hohen Luckow, Taken in 8 May 2007
the second upload: Unknown source

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current	13:53, 22 August 2011	896 × 1,080 (226 KB)	1970gemini	entfirnisst
	22:10, 2 July 2007	896 × 1,080 (644 KB)	Luigi Chiesa	clean up
	21:28, 19 May 2007	1,200 × 1,600 (450 KB)	Gryffindor	{{ifc\|Reangle and focus only painting with transparent background, upload corrected file under same name.}} {{Painting\| \|Title={{de\|Friedrich der Fromme, Herzog von Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1717-1785)}} \|Technique={{de\|Öl auf Leinwand }} \|Dimensions= \|Loca