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Carl Fredrik von Höpken, envoy, President of the Treasury Board for the Rating of Government Property
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    Carl Fredrik von Höpken, envoy, President of the Treasury Board for the Rating of Government Property

    TitleCarl Fredrik von Höpken, envoy, President of the Treasury Board for the Rating of Government Property
  • Technique/ MaterialEnamel
  • DimensionsMått [dager]: (h x b) 3,1 x 2,7 cm
    Ram [med hänge]: (h x b x diam) 3,9 x 3,3 x 0,7 cm
  • Artist/Maker Artist: Jean-Etienne Liotard, Swiss, born 1702, dead 1782
  • Depicted PersonCarl Fredrik von Höpken, Swedish, born 1713-08-19, dead 1778-10-12
  • CategoryPaintings, Miniatures
  • Inventory No.NMB 2463
  • AcquisitionPurchase 1997 Hjalmar and Anna Wicander Fund
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    This portrait of the Swedish envoy to Constantinople (Istanbul), Carl Fredrik von Höpken, was probably painted in 1741 by Jean-Étienne Liotard, a Swiss artist known for his lifelike, mimetic style. This is one of his first enamel portraits. The Swedish diplomat von Höpken had been in Constantinople for several years attempting to negotiate an agreement with the Ottoman Empire to strengthen Sweden’s position against Russia.