Thursday, March 18, 2010

HoT Historic Dude of the Month

I give you Prince Friedrich of Prussia.


Portrait of Prince Friedrich Heinrich Ludwig of Prussia
Terbusch-Lisiewska (Liszewska), Anna Dorothea.
Portraits of the Representative of the Prussian Royal Family of Hohenzollern  
Oil on canvas. 244x174 cm
Germany. 1773
Source of Entry:   Chesme Palace, St Petersburg. 1820s
via the Hermitage

"The Kingdom of Prussia (German: Königreich Preußen) was a German kingdom from 1701 to 1918. Until the defeat of Germany in World War I, it comprised almost two-thirds of the area of the German Empire. It took its name from the territory of Prussia, although its power base was Brandenburg."

2 comments:

jet set girl said...

Good coat. Like the intensity of his stare... grrrrr

paper girl said...

yeah! his look is fierce! ... he's taking off your petticoat with his eyes. ;-)

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