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Repas public, Le Jour de l’An 1779
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    Repas public, Le Jour de l’An 1779

    TitleRepas public, Le Jour de l’An 1779
  • Technique/ MaterialOil on canvas
  • DimensionsDimensions: (h x b) 74 x 117,5 cm
    Frame: (h x b x dj) 107,5 x 142 x 8,5 cm
  • DatingSigned 1779
  • Artist/Maker Artist: Pehr Hilleström d.ä., Swedish, born 1732, dead 1816-08-13
  • CategoryPaintings, Paintings
  • Classificationpainting
  • Inventory No.NMDrh 499
  • AcquisitionTransferred 1865 Drottningholm Palace
  • ExhibitedNationalmuseum, Room 1603 18th century
    Description
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    Pehr Hilleström’s interior from Gustav III’s dining hall at the Royal Palace is the only known Swedish depiction of an 18th-century royal meal. It blends fidelity to detail with simplification. In the background is Leandro Bassano’s painting The Feast of Anthony and Cleopatra. Seated at the table are the king and queen with the royal family. The court and the diplomatic corps have to stand. The Lord Chamberlain, with his back to us, leads the service.