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Gustav IV Adolf (1778-1837), king of Sweden, married to Fredrika Dorotea Vilhelmina of Baden and probably Georg Jonas von Wright (1754-1800), first valet, colonel, married to lady of the bedchamber countess Ulrika Eleonora von Fersen
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    Gustav IV Adolf (1778-1837), king of Sweden, married to Fredrika Dorotea Vilhelmina of Baden and probably
    Georg Jonas von Wright (1754-1800), first valet, colonel, married to lady of the bedchamber countess Ulrika Eleonora von Fersen

    TitleGustav IV Adolf (1778-1837), king of Sweden, married to Fredrika Dorotea Vilhelmina of Baden and probably
    Georg Jonas von Wright (1754-1800), first valet, colonel, married to lady of the bedchamber countess Ulrika Eleonora von Fersen
  • Technique/ MaterialOil on canvas
  • DimensionsDimensions: (h x b) 265 x 224 cm
    Frame: (h x b x dj) 281 x 239 x 6 cm
  • DatingSign. 1784
  • Artist/Maker Artist: Carl Fredric von Breda, Swedish, born 1759-08-16, dead 1818-12-01
  • Depicted PersonKing Gustav IV Adolf, Swedish, born 1778-11-01, dead 1837-02-07
    Georg Jonas von Wright, Swedish, bo
  • CategoryPaintings, Paintings
  • Classificationpainting
  • Inventory No.NMGrh 1541
  • AcquisitionTransferred 1866 from Gripsholms castle
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    Returning from his Italian tour in the summer of 1784, Gustav III received this full-length portrait of his son as a gift from Queen Sofia Magdalena. The crown prince is sitting on a life-like rocking horse, covered in shining sealskin and with a saddle and bridle of leather. The page pulling him round what are now the Vita Havet assembly rooms is Georg Jonas von Wright. Breda’s sizeable fee caused a conflict with the queen, who queried the price.