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Turck, a Hound Belonging to King Karl XI
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    Turck, a Hound Belonging to King Karl XI

    TitleTurck, a Hound Belonging to King Karl XI
  • Technique/ MaterialOil on canvas
  • DimensionsDimensions: (h x b) 174 x 168,5 cm
    Frame: (h x b x dj) 186,5 x 178,5 cm
  • DatingExecuted 1686
  • Artist/Maker Artist: David Klöcker Ehrenstrahl, Swedish, born 1628-04-25, dead 1698-10-27
  • CategoryPaintings, Paintings
  • Classificationpainting
  • Inventory No.NMDrh 328
  • AcquisitionTransferred 1866 Drottningholm Palace
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    This painting of Turck, one of Karl XI’s dogs, dates from 1686, the year after the king had received a polar bear as a gift from the Russian tsar. Turck was to be a return gift from Karl XI but, before the dog was sent to Moscow, the king wanted Ehrenstrahl to immortalise him. This was the result.