Carl Ludwig Friedrich (1741-1816), later Carl II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Johann Georg Ziesenis, 1770

Three-quarters length, seated, facing three-quarters to the left, wearing a red uniform with blue facings and cuffs and a blue sash and star of the order of st andrew of russia, holding an open book in his right hand; his tricorne hat rests on a marble table top. Note: there is an error in the official description: sash and star are of the polish order of the white eagle, not the order of st. Andrew. Object Type: painting. Genre: portrait. Date: 1770. Dimensions: height: 144.6 cm (56.9 in) ; width: 102.5 cm (40.3 in). Medium: oil on canvas. Depicted People: Karl II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. Collection: Royal Collection. Carl Ludwig Friedrich (1741-1816), Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, later Carl II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz