FRANZ KRÜGER (1797-1857)

FRANZ KRÜGER (1797-1857)
Portrait of Grand Duke Friedrich Franz I of Mecklenburg-
Schwerin. 1826.

Inscribed on the reverse «Von Ir. (Ihre) Kgl. (Koenigliche) H.
(oheit) dem Grossherzogen zum Andenken 1826 Ludwigslust an
Troshel Major und Fliegel-Adjutant »( From His Royal Highness
the Grand Duke in the memory of Ludwigslust Troshelyu Mayor
and Adjutant’s outbuilding 1826).
Sauce-crayon, charcoal and whitewash on paper
23.5 x 20.5 cm.

Friedrich Franz I (1756-1837) - Mecklenburg Duke (1785). In 1799
his son, Prince Friedrich Ludwig married the Grand Duchess Elena
Pavlovna, on the occasion that the Duke was granted the Order of
St. Andrew. In the Napoleonic wars he played a staunch opponent
of the French. From 1815 - the Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-
Schwerin.
It is depicted in the background of the palace Ludwigslust.