Buzási Enikő szerk.: In Europe' Princely Courts, Ádám Mányoki, Actors and venues of a portraitist's career (A Magyar Nemzeti Galéria kiadványai 2003/1)
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PRESUMED PORTRAIT OF SOPHIE DOROTHEA, DUCHESS OF CELLE, "PRINZESSIN VON AHLDEN" (1666-1726) Daughter of George William, duke of Lüneburg and, from 1665, of Celle (1624-1705), and Eleonore Desmier d'Olbreuse (1639-1722). In 1682 she married her cousin, George Louis (1660-1727), who later became the elector of Hanover, and from 1714 King George I of England. Her husband divorced her and banished her to the castle of Ahlden near Aller for having a liaison with Count Philipp Christoph von Königsmarck. She and George Louis had two children: George Augustus, later George II of England, and Sophie Dorothea, wife of Frederick William I, King of Prussia. Attributed to Adám Mányoki 1707 Oil, canvas; 127x99 cm Stiftung Preußische Schlösser und Gärten Berlin-Brandenburg, Potsdam-Sanssouci, inv. no.: GK I 3030 Earlier presumably Niederschönhausen, Königliches Schloß IN THE COURT OF BERLIN: PORTRAITS OF THE PRUSSIAN RULING FAMILY AND COURTIERS FREDERICK I, KING OF PRUSSIA (1657-1713) Son of the elector of Brandenburg, Frederick William (the "Great Elector", 1620-1688) and Luise Henriette, duchess of Nassau-Orange (1627-1667). In 1688 he became Frederick III, the Elector of Brandenburg. In 1701 he was crowned King Frederick I of Prussia. He was a generous patron of the arts and architecture. His major constructions (Stadtschloß, Zeughaus, Schloß Charlottenburg) turned Berlin into a major Baroque residential centre during his reign. Elias Christoph Heiss (1660-1731) After 1701 Mezzotint; 322x216 mm Signed: "Cum Priv. S. C. Majest. - Elias Ch. Heiss excud. Aug. Vind." Inscription in a banderole on top: "FR1DER1CUS I. D. G. REX PRUSSIAE ET ELECT. BRANDENB. &. &." "SUUM CUIQUE" Budapest, Museum of Fine Arts, inv. no.: 49.612 8. BLRD'S-EYE-VIEW OF THE SEAT OF THE ELECTOR OF BRANDENBURG AND KING OF PRUSSIA, BERLIN Gabriel Bodenehr (1673-1765) After an engraving by Johann Bernhard Schultz (fl695) made in 1695 Early 18 th centurv Engraving; 165x515 mm (sheet size) Signed: "Gabriel Bodenehr fecit et excudit cum Gratia et Privilegio Sac. Caes. Majest." Inscription in a cartouche on the left: "Die Churfürstlich Brandenburgisch nun Königlich Preüsische Residenz Statt" and in a cartouche on the right: "Berlin und Cölln an der Pree Fridrichs-Werder und Dorotheen Statt" with legend on the right and left margins. Budapest, Museum of Fine Arts, inv. no.: 61.449 9. FRONT ELEVATION OF THE MONBIJOU PALACE IN BERLIN Jo. Böckler After Johann Friedrich Eosander von Göthe (1669-1728), 1718 Engraving; (about) 476 x 540 mm Signed: "Eosander de Göthe invenit / Jo. Böckler fecit Berlin" Inscription: "Dessein de la Maison de Plaisance nommée Monbyjoux" "Theatrum Europaeum, Theil XVII. Frankfurt a. M. 1718. ... A. 1706." next to p. 108. Budapest, National Széchényi Librarv S0
