# Prince August of Prussia

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## Artwork

- Artist: [ISABEY, Jean-Baptist](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/isabey-jean-baptist-rb470495e6a5476>)
- Date: 1801-1850
- Technique: Watercolour, 115 x 100 mm

## Commentary

Nephew of Frederick the Great, Prince August was captured by Napoleon at Prentzlow in 1806 and subsequently became a figure in French society. The elaborate frame indicates an important commission.

## Related artworks

- [The Empress Josephine](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/isabey-jean-baptist-rb470495e6a5476/the-empress-josephine-rba7a7d8ca02283>)
- [The Museum Stairway](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/isabey-jean-baptist-rb470495e6a5476/the-museum-stairway-r6f464b400f5f5c>)

## Attribution

[Web Gallery of Art](<https://beta.wga.hu/pages/about>)