Identification title(s): portrait of frederick augustus ii. Object type: picture book illustration object number: rp-p-1911-5120. Inscriptions / marks: collector's mark, verso, stamped: lugt 2228. Description: portrait of frederick augustus ii, duke of saxony and king of poland. His coat of arms is on the plinth. Manufacture. Manufacturer: printmaker: jan caspar philips (mentioned on object). Place of manufacture: amsterdam. Date: 1735. Physical features: engraving. Material: paper technique: engraving (printing process). Dimensions: plate edge: h 173 mm × w 108 mm. Explanation: print used as an illustration in: salmon, thomas. Contemporary history, or present state of all nations; viii. Part. Containing (. . ) the german empire. [translated from english by] m. Goch. Amsterdam: isaak tirion, 1736. Subject: what: crown (symbol of sovereignty), coat of arms (symbol of sovereignty), armor. Who: augustus iii (king of poland). Acquisition: purchase 1905. Date: 1735.
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