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Carl Gustaf Tessin 1695-1770, count
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    Carl Gustaf Tessin 1695-1770, count

    TitleCarl Gustaf Tessin 1695-1770, count
  • Technique/ MaterialWatercolour on vellum
  • DimensionsDimensions: (h x b) 3,3 x 2,7 cm
    Frame: (h x b x dj) 3,5 x 2,8 x 0,5 cm
  • DatingMade c. 1725
  • Artist/Maker Artist: David Richter d.y., Swedish, born 1664, dead 1741
  • Depicted PersonCarl Gustaf Tessin, Swedish, born 1695, dead 1770
  • CategoryPaintings, Miniatures
  • Geographical originSweden
  • Inventory No.NMB 2587
  • AcquisitionPurchase 2009 Hjalmar and Anna Wicander Fund
    Description
    Artist/Maker
    Images and media

    Few Swedes outside the royal court have been portrayed as prolifically as Carl Gustaf Tessin. This miniature is the oldest portrait of him, dating from around 1725. At the time, he was Chamberlain and Surveyor of the Court.