Let me sleep with the old man! He has kept watch for us many a night. He has watched enough! (Verse from Fontane's poem). Hans Joachim von Zieten enjoyed a high reputation among the people and in the army despite his hot-tempered, sensitive temperament because he was just and, among other things, rejected corporal punishment. A contemporary attested to him: ... Only one bad word from him made more of an impression than fifty beatings. The depicted scene after an etching by Daniel Chodowiecki shows the recognition and respect that Frederick II paid to his general. Circa 1780, the box contains the figures and two wind chimes.
Group
Flat Figure(s)
Condition
unpainted
Scale
Size 30 mm
Material
Pewter-Alloy 55%Sn 39%Pb 6%Sb
Number of parts
10
Epoch
18th Century
Time
1712 - 1786
Nationality/Location
Prussia
Not a toy! Not suitable for children under the age of 14!
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