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Georg Adlersparre (1760–1835), Count, Cabinet Minister, Major General and County Governor, 1809
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    Georg Adlersparre (1760–1835), Count, Cabinet Minister, Major General and County Governor, 1809

    TitleGeorg Adlersparre (1760–1835), Count, Cabinet Minister, Major General and County Governor, 1809
  • Technique/ MaterialOlja på duk
  • DimensionsDimensions: (h x b) 77 x 63 cm
  • DatingExecuted 1809
  • Artist/Maker Artist: Fredric Westin, Swedish, born 1782-09-22, dead 1862-05-13
  • Depicted PersonGeorg Adlersparre, Swedish, born 1760, dead 1835
  • CategoryPaintings, Paintings
  • Inventory No.NMGrh 1712
  • AcquisitionInköp 1886
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    Georg Adlersparre’s good-natured expression concealed a fearless leader of the opposition against Gustav IV Adolf. In the face of complete military disaster at New Year 1809, he headed a military coup that ended Gustavian absolutism. Adlersparre’s own political projects quickly came to nothing, but Sweden did embark on a path towards the modern age. In artistic terms, too, this portrait marks a boundary between two epochs.