Merck was court painter in berlin from 1695 to 1717 and in potsdam from 1718. Here merck portrayed a great dane from ulm, which belonged to king frederick i's pack of dogs. The great dane bears the monogram fr and a royal crown on its collar. The painting has been in the grunewald hunting lodge since 1860. Object Type: painting. Genre: animal art. Date: 1705. Dimensions: height: 127.2 cm (50 in) ; width: 154.5 cm (60.8 in). Medium: oil on canvas. Collection: Jagdschloss Grunewald.
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