Re the second one, no citation given, but one of my bios says that, when Fritz was very small, "When one day the king saw his son beating a toy drum, he became so excited at this martial display that he summoned the court painter, Antoine Pesne, to record the scene."
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Also, remember when Thronfolger FW doesn't want his family to fear him? And I quoted an anecdote about him beating up a Jew while shouting, "You should love me! Not fear me!"? A completely different bio says that FW's instructions to young Fritz's governors are still extant, and they contain, "You are to make him afraid of his mother, but of me, never." The biographer describes this as "curious."
Fear--I don't think it works how you think it works, FW.
Re: More illustrations - children paintings edition
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Also, remember when Thronfolger FW doesn't want his family to fear him? And I quoted an anecdote about him beating up a Jew while shouting, "You should love me! Not fear me!"? A completely different bio says that FW's instructions to young Fritz's governors are still extant, and they contain, "You are to make him afraid of his mother, but of me, never." The biographer describes this as "curious."
Fear--I don't think it works how you think it works, FW.