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    Antoine Pesne (French pronunciation: [pɛːn]) (29 May 1683 – 5 August 1757) was a French-born court painter of Prussia. Starting in the manner of baroque...
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    portraits were made of him by many painters and engravers, among them Antoine Pesne, Georg Wenzeslaus von Knobelsdorff, Johann Georg Ziesenis, Gottfried...
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    Petit's frame contained a portrait of Frederick the Great painted by Antoine Pesne, and remains today in the British Royal Collection. None of Frederick's...
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    masters of the monumental Germanic Rococo are Johann Baptist Zimmermann, Antoine Pesne, Joseph Ignaz Appiani, Franz Anton Zeiller, Paul Troger, Franz Joseph...
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    architect Georg Wenzeslaus von Knobelsdorff. Furthermore, the painter Antoine Pesne and even King Frederick himself influenced Knobelsdorff's designs. Famous...
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    Great, with his older sister, Wilhelmine, as children (c. 1715), by Antoine Pesne François Boucher, 1750, Philippe Egalité, then Duke of Montpensier,...
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    Fritz Truthfully with a Crooked Beak?—The Pictures Familiar to Us from Pesne to Menzel Don't Show This" (PDF). University of Heidelberg: arthistoricum...
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    Adolf Fredrick by Antoine Pesne, c. 1743...
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    Elisabeth Christine Portrait by Antoine Pesne, c. 1739 Queen consort in/of Prussia Electress consort of Brandenburg Tenure 31 May 1740 – 17 August 1786...
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    Joanna Elisabeth of Holstein-Gottorp A portrait of Joanna, presumably by Antoine Pesne, c.1746 Princess consort of Anhalt-Zerbst Tenure 7 November 1742 – 16...
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    of Frederick the Great on display was found to be a rare original by Antoine Pesne in November 2017. Michael Hörrmann – the director of the Staatliche...
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    Frederick William I Portrait by Antoine Pesne, c. 1733 King in Prussia Elector of Brandenburg Reign 25 February 1713 – 31 May 1740 Predecessor Frederick...
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    Christian Ludwig of Brandenburg, for whom Bach copied the concertos, portrayed by Antoine Pesne in 1710...
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    Prince Henry of Prussia Portrait by Antoine Pesne, 1745 Born (1726-01-18)18 January 1726 Berlin, Prussia Died 3 August 1802(1802-08-03) (aged 76) Rheinsberg...
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    trained in various painting techniques by the Prussian court painter Antoine Pesne, with whom he shared a lifelong friendship. Knobelsdorff also acquired...
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    Prince Augustus William of Prussia Portrait by Antoine Pesne Born (1722-08-09)9 August 1722 Stadtschloss, Berlin, Prussia Died 12 June 1758(1758-06-12)...
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    Wedding portrait of Friederike Luise and Karl Wilhelm Friedrich (Antoine Pesne, 1729)...
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    the church, later translated to the cemetery south of Hallesches Tor. Antoine Pesne, originally buried within the church, later translated to the cemetery...
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    her. In 1737, her portrait was painted by the Prussian court artist Antoine Pesne. Today this portrait hangs in Princess Wilhelmine's summer residence...
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    Gericke (1705–1712) Friedrich Wilhelm Weidemann (1718–1732 [1750?]) Antoine Pesne (1732–1757) Blaise Nicholas Le Sueur (1757–1785) Bernhard Rode (1785–1797)...
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    Sophia Dorothea of Hanover Portrait by Antoine Pesne, 1737 Queen consort in Prussia Electress consort of Brandenburg Tenure 25 February 1713 – 31 May...
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    Anna Orzelska in the gardens of the Blue Palace at Warsaw, by Antoine Pesne, ca. 1728....
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    "Last Supper" by Lucas Cranach the Younger (1565); donor portrait by Antoine Pesne (1713); organ by Wilhelm Rühlmann Catholic St. Mary Church (~1830),...
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    Philip William, Margrave of Brandenburg-Schwedt Portrait by Antoine Pesne Born (1669-05-19)19 May 1669 castle of Königsberg Died 19 December 1711(1711-12-19)...
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    1729 painting by Antoine Pesne showing the visit of Augustus II the Strong (1670–1733), Elector of Saxony and King of Poland. Amalia's mother stands in...
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    Sophia Dorothea of Prussia Portrait by Antoine Pesne Margravine consort of Brandenburg-Schwedt Tenure 10 November 1734 – 13 November 1765 Born (1719-01-25)25...
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    Portrait by Hyacinthe Rigaud Portrait from c. 1750 King Stanisław I by Antoine Pesne Personal coat of arms Zieliński, Ryszard (1978). Polka na francuskim...
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    Santina Santina Olivieri by Antoine Pesne, 1753. Gender Feminine Language(s) Italian Origin Meaning Little saint Other names Related names Saint, Sancha...
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    Duchess Luise Princess Augustus William of Prussia Portrait by Antoine Pesne. Born 29 January 1722 Schloss Bevern, Weser Died 13 January 1780(1780-01-13)...
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    Frederick II Eugene Portrait by Antoine Pesne Duke of Württemberg Reign 20 May 1795 – 23 December 1797 Predecessor Louis Eugene Successor Frederick III...
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