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Sofia Magdalena, Queen of Sweden
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    Sofia Magdalena, Queen of Sweden

    TitleSofia Magdalena, Queen of Sweden
  • Technique/ MaterialOil on canvas
  • DimensionsDimensions: (h x b) 92 x 71 cm
    Frame: (h x b x dj) 111 x 89 x 8 cm
  • DatingMade 1765
  • Artist/Maker Artist: Carl Gustav Pilo, Swedish, born 1711-03-05, dead 1793-03-02
  • Depicted Personqueen Sofia Magdalena, Swedish, born 1746-07-03, dead 1813-08-21
  • CategoryPaintings, Paintings
  • Inventory No.NM 4888
  • AcquisitionGift 1951 anonymous donor
  • ExhibitedNationalmuseum, Room 1603 18th century
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    Danish Princess Sofia Magdalena is portrayed here in an ermine-edged mantle and a tightly laced-up dress, richly decorated with lace and jewels. When the groom to be, Crown Prince Gustav (III), saw Pilo’s portrait he exclaimed: “But she doesn’t make at all as bad an impression as I’ve been told! I am quite delighted!” They were married on 1 October 1766.