Gustav (1683–1685), Prince of Sweden, Still Life, 1685

Artist/Maker

DatesSigned: Signed 1686

Material / Technique

Dimensionsh x w: Mått 60,5 x 48,5 cm h x w x d: Ram 68 x 56 x 5,5 cm

Inventory numberNMGrh 1363

AcqusitionTransferred 1865 Gripsholm Castle

Other titlesTitel (sv): Gustav (1683–1685), prins av Sverige, stilleben, 1685 Titel (en): Gustav (1683–1685), Prince of Sweden, Still Life, 1685 Etikett (sv): Gustav, prins av Sverige Etikett (en): Gustav, prince of Sweden

DescriptionDescription: Cornelis van der Meulen came to Sweden from the Netherlands in 1678. In 1685–86, as a commission from Dowager Queen Hedvig Eleonora, he painted two of her deceased grandchildren, Princes Gus- tav and Ulrik. His image of Gustav is in fact a portrait of a portrait, reproducing Nicolaes Millich’s marble bust of the prince, which is at Drottningholm. It is also a still life with symbols of the brevity of life, like the skull and the soap bubble resting in the shell.

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MaterialDuk, Oil paint

TechniquePainting

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