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C.J. Lagercrantz, Assessor, and his Family
  • C.J. Lagercrantz, Assessor, and his Family

    TitleC.J. Lagercrantz, Assessor, and his Family
  • Technique/ MaterialOil on canvas
  • DimensionsDimensions: (h x b) 134 x 179 cm
    Frame: (h x b x dj) 163 x 210 x 17 cm
  • DatingMade c. 1830
  • Artist/Maker Artist: Gustaf Wilhelm Finnberg, Swedish, born 1784, dead 1833
  • Depicted PersonSwedish, born 1788-09-14, dead 1858-05-30
    Anna Margareta Benckert, Swedish, born 1786-08-23, dead 1
  • CategoryPaintings, Paintings
  • Inventory No.NM 6678
  • AcquisitionGift 1977 Banker and Mrs Gustaf Lagercrantz
  • Description
    Artist/Maker
    Images and media

    The Lagercrantz family sits together with the mother, Anna Margareta, in the centre, the father Carl Jakob to the right and a dog under the table. Even deceased family members are seen: two angel children and an elderly couple, kindly looking down at their descendants. Gustaf Wilhelm Finnberg was probably inspired by the 16th century artist Ehrenstrahl to perform a family portrait with two levels: the living in reality and the dead in heaven.