Pilo’s coronation painting was commissioned by Gustav III in 1777 and begun in 1782. The artist has included himself in the scene, to the right, offering fellow artist Elias Martin a pinch of snuff. Pilo’s figures merge into the mysterious space of Stockholm Cathedral, filled with colour and light. The painting, which was never finished, was meant to be hung at Drottningholm, as a companion to Ehrenstrahl’s Coronation of Karl XI.