Lovisa Ulrika, Princess of Prussia, Queen of Sweden, as Aurora, 1747/48

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Dimensionsh x w: Mått 80,5 x 101 cm h x w x d: Ram 177 x 122 x 11 cm d: Ram 13,5 cm [inkl. spännram]

Inventory numberNMGrh 4345

AcqusitionDonated 2004 by the Friends of the Nationalmuseum

Other titlesTitle (sv): Lovisa Ulrika, prinsessa av Preussen, drottning av Sverige, som Aurora, 1747/48 Title (en): Lovisa Ulrika, Princess of Prussia, Queen of Sweden, as Aurora, 1747/48 Label (sv): Lovisa Ulrika, som Aurora Label (en): Lovisa Ulrika, as Aurora Inventory title (sv): Lovisa Ulrika (1720-1782), prinsessa av Preussen, drottning av Sverige, som Aurora Previous: Lovisa Ulrika (1720-1782), som Aurora

DescriptionDescription: The portrait of Lovisa Ulrika, Sweden’s new Crown Princess, as the rose-tinted dawn goddess Aurora, was commissioned secretly in Paris in 1744 by Carl Gustaf Tessin. His agent was the court superintendent Carl Hårleman, in the city to recruit artists to work in the palace in Stockholm. The artist Latinville, Nattier’s assistant, had to use a miniature portrait by Antoine Pesne. The lavishly decorated frame was designed by Hårleman and carved in Paris

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MaterialOil paint

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