Painted Decoration In The New Palace
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Painted Decoration In The New Palace
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Painted decoration in the New Palace, Potsdam, Germany, (1928). 'About 1765...Painted wooden wainscoting in the Neue Palais...Johann Christian Hoppenhaupt (died Berlin between 1778-1786) contributed "the designs of the rich and beautiful rooms" for the interior decorations of the Neue Palais (built 1763-1769). But Hoppenhaupt informs us "that the king (Frederick the Great) drew a rough sketch of the decorations of each room in the castle himself and gave them to him to complete".'. After E. Ewald. Plate C, figs 193-194, from "An Encyclopaedia of Colour Decoration from the Earliest Times to the Middle of the XIXth Century" with explanatory text by Helmuth Bossert. [Ernst Wasmuth Ltd., Berlin, 1928]. Creator Unknown. (Photo by The Print Collector/Heritage Images via Getty Images)
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