Friedrich Heinrich Ernst, Graf von Wrangel (1784-1877), Prussian Cavalry General (1856 General Field Marshal)

Germany , foundry unknown

Third quarter of the 19th century

  • Titles Friedrich Heinrich Ernst, Graf von Wrangel (1784-1877), Prussian Cavalry General (1856 General Field Marshal) (Descriptive)
  • Medium cast iron
  • Dimensions 5 3/8 in. Diam., 294.1g (13.7 cm, 0.3 kg)
  • Credit Line Gift of American Cast Iron Pipe Company, 1986.383
  • Work Type portrait medallion
  • Classification Medals

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Head in profile left in cast-iron frame. Born princess of Saxony-Hildburghausen, in 1810 married King Ludwig I of Bavaria.