This portrait was painted for the king’s silver jubilee. He wears a Swedish marshal’s uniform and is surrounded by objects recalling his contributions as a Swedish monarch with French roots. The porcelain table from Sèvres was a state gift from the French king Louis-Philippe. On it is the Legion of Honour. Skeppsholmen Church in the background, the book about the Göta Canal and the vases from Karl Johan’s own porphyry works exemplify his achievements.