In this picture frederick is shown sitting with his back to the door at the farther end of the table and talking with voltaire, who is the second figure on the kings right. At the left of the king sits field marshal keith, a brave scotchman who was one of fredericks most intimate friends. In the fore-ground are la mettrie and marquis d'argens, two french philosophers and critics. Count rothenburg, and other persons celebrated in their day. Voltaire is replying to a remark of the young king, and the party is waiting with evident interest for a bon mot or for one of those delicate flatteries in which the great frenchman so excelled. (tappan, ploetz e. A. The worlds story)// third from the left, in the purple coat, is voltaire; next to him in the red uniform christoph ludwig von stille, then the king frederick the great. The other guests are giacomo casanova, jean-baptiste boyer d'argens, la mettrie, the keiths (james francis edward keith & george keith, 10th earl marischal), friedrich rudolf von rothenburg, and francesco algarotti. Object Type: painting. Date: from 1849 until 1850. Dimensions: height: 203 cm (79.9 in) ; width: 172 cm (67.7 in). Medium: oil on canvas. Collection: Alte Nationalgalerie. Adolph-von-Menzel-Tafelrunde2
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