With portrait of the Hussar General Hans Joachim von Zieten riding a jumping apple gray horse, the saddlecloth, saber and dagger pouches each with the monogram King Friedrich II of Prussia "FR" (= Fridericus Rex). On the throat and the flag, a decoration of rocailles, the Prussian eagle with a royal crown, sword, scepter (or marshal's baton) and bundle of lightning bolts, above grapevines and grapes. German border. Manufacturer's or painter's mark "T: F:". Diameter 37.8 cm. Hans Joachim von Zieten (1699-1786), Prussian Major General since 1744 and Lieutenant General of the Cavalry since 1756 under King Friedrich II of Prussia, was one of the most important military leaders of his time, fought in the Silesian Wars and the Seven Years' War. From 1741 to 1786 he was the commander of the Hussar Regiment No. 3 (Brandenburg) "von Zieten" ("Zieten's Hussars"). A rare large German polychrome faience plate depicting the Prussian cavalry hussar general Hans Joachim von Zieten on horseback and a Prussian eagle. Minor chips to the rim. Manufacturer's or painter's mark "T: F:". German, 2nd half of the 18th century.