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The Baptism of Karl Gustav, Duke of Småland (1782-1783)49/5000Karl Gustav (1782-1783), the duke of Småland's baptism
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    Karl Gustav (1782-1783), the duke of Småland's baptism

    TitleThe Baptism of Karl Gustav, Duke of Småland (1782-1783)













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    Karl Gustav (1782-1783), the duke of Småland's baptism
  • Technique/ MaterialOil on canvas
  • DimensionsDimensions: (h x b) 223,5 x 195 cm
    Frame: (h x b x dj) 235 x 207 x 8 cm
  • DatingMade 1782
  • Artist/Maker Artist: Elias Martin, Swedish, born 1739, dead 1818-01-25
  • Depicted PersonPrince Karl Gustav, Swedish, born 1782, dead 1783
    King Gustav III, Swedish, born 1746-01-24, dead 1
  • CategoryPaintings, Paintings
  • Classificationpainting
  • Inventory No.NMGrh 3060
  • AcquisitionTransferred 1965 from the Painting Collection, NM 4797 (commissioned by King Gustav III, at Drottnin
  • ExhibitedNationalmuseum, Room 1602 18th century
    Description
    Artist/Maker
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    When the landscape painter Elias Martin returned from England in 1780 he was hired, oddly enough, to paint scenes from Gustav III’s public life. One of the subjects the king commissioned over the next few years was the christening of the Duke of Småland in Slottskyrkan, in 1782. Despite Martin’s inability to represent figures proportionally, Gustav III evidently appreciated his evocative style of painting.