Charles XI’s Horse Blå Tigern, 1673
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DatesMade: Executed 1673
Dimensionsh x w: Mått 282 x 252 cm h x w: Ram 285 x 271 cm
Inventory numberNMGrh 131
Other titlesTitle (sv): Karl XI:s livhäst Blå Tigern Title (en): Charles XI’s Horse Blå Tigern, 1673
DescriptionDescription: Charles XI had a great interest in animals. His court painter Ehrenstrahl had to portray everything from polar bears to lapdogs. Many of these animal paintings are in either the National Portrait Gallery or the Nationalmuseum’s Drottningholm collection. Seventeen of them represent horses used personally by the king, all of them depicted life-size. They are portrayed as individuals, with their names given in the inscriptions. This is Blå Tigern (“Blue Tiger”), which is stated to be a “Turkish horse” originating in Ingria.
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TechniquePainting
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