Gustav Vasa finds his consort Katarina Stenbock sleeping and hear her say "King Gösta I love, however, I will never forget Rosen
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DatesSigned: Signed 1868
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Dimensionsh x w: Mått 73 x 59 cm h x w: Ram 96,5 x 82 cm
Inventory numberNM 7071
AcqusitionPurchase 2011 Axel Hirsch Fund
Other titlesTitle (sv): Gustav Vasa finner sin gemål Katarina Stenbock sovande och hör henne säga: "Kung Gösta håller jag mycket kär, men Rosen glömmer jag aldrig" Title (en): Gustav Vasa finds his consort Katarina Stenbock sleeping and hear her say "King Gösta I love, however, I will never forget Rosen Label (sv): Gustav Vasa finner sin gemål Katarina Stenbock sovande Label (en): Gustav Vasa finds his consort Katarina Stenbock sleeping
DescriptionDescription: Katarina Stenbock was only seventeen when she married Gustav Vasa who was almost forty years older. She became the king’s third queen. Hugo Salmson’s painting is an example of a slightly more anecdotic and humorous form of historical painting which became popular some decades into the 19th century. Salmson illustrates a popular tale which tells how the king hears how his wife, while still asleep, recalls her former fiancé Gustav Johansson (Tre Rosor [Three roses]).
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Motif categoryReligion/Mythology
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Geographical origin
TechniquePainting
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