Lot Essay
The battle of Torgau on 3 November in 1760 lasted for seven years. Frederick the Great of Prussia, with an army of 44.000 men, defeated the Austrian army of 65.000 led by marshal Leopold von Daun.
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'Schlacht bei Torgau in Sachsen', on the 3rd of November 1760
Details
German School, late 18th Century
'Schlacht bei Torgau in Sachsen', on the 3rd of November 1760
oil on canvas
87.1 x 122.9 cm.
with a coat-of-arms, centre foreground, and with an old label 'Schlacht bey Torgau in Sachsen. Zwischen Friederich der II und Leopold Graf v. Daun den 3tn November 1760' and an old label '278' (on reverse)
'Schlacht bei Torgau in Sachsen', on the 3rd of November 1760
oil on canvas
87.1 x 122.9 cm.
with a coat-of-arms, centre foreground, and with an old label 'Schlacht bey Torgau in Sachsen. Zwischen Friederich der II und Leopold Graf v. Daun den 3tn November 1760' and an old label '278' (on reverse)
Provenance
Curt L. Weigl (according to a label on reverse).
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