Zieten vor seinem Könige sitzend
Following on from Ein Kleiner Witz, ever wondered about the header image, and who exactly those people are?
The print is "Zieten vor seinem Könige sitzend" (1786) by Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki, portraying a meeting between Fritz and von Zieten in 1785, a year before their respective deaths.
I was always curious about the other people portrayed in the print, and this little sketch seems to be the answer.
As they seem to be characteristically tight with the image I've knocked up an interactive image of the original to make it easier to see who's who. Nice they included the sentry, I hadn't noticed him before.
Der jüngste Bruder Friedrichs des Großen.
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Prinz von Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel und General.
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Generalleutnant und Gouverneur von Berlin.
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Sohn und Leutnant des Zietenschen Husaren Regiments.
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Whilst searching for information about Karl Otto von Wedel, I also found another sketch of the participants, so if any of you speak Swedish then this may also be useful:
