Why it matters
Frederick the Great, King of Prussia, plays the flute at an evening concert at Sanssouci, his summer palace at Potsdam. Menzel painted the 18th-century soirée in a painterly, pre-impressionistic style; several of his paintings and book illustrations are devoted to the king's life.
Did you know?
- It is also known as The Flute Concert.
- Sanssouci means 'Free of Care'.
- Menzel was ennobled as Adolph von Menzel in 1898.
Based on the Wikipedia article Frederick the Great Playing the Flute at Sanssouci (CC BY-SA 4.0).
