Gustav IV Adolf (1778-1837), king of Sweden, married to Fredrika Dorotea Vilhelmina of Baden and probably Georg Jonas von Wright (1754-1800), first valet, colonel, married to lady of the bedchamber countess Ulrika Eleonora von Fersen
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DatesSigned: Sign. 1784
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Dimensionsh x w: Mått 265 x 224 cm h x w x d: Ram 281 x 239 x 6 cm
Inventory numberNMGrh 1541
AcqusitionTransferred 1866 from Gripsholms castle
Other titlesTitle (sv): Gustav IV Adolf (1778-1837), kung av Sverige, gift med Fredrika Dorotea Vilhelmina av Baden och sannolikt Georg Jonas von Wright (1754-1800), förste kammarpage, överste, gift med statsfrun grevinnan Ulrika Eleonora von Fersen Title (en): Gustav IV Adolf (1778-1837), king of Sweden, married to Fredrika Dorotea Vilhelmina of Baden and probably Georg Jonas von Wright (1754-1800), first valet, colonel, married to lady of the bedchamber countess Ulrika Eleonora von Fersen Label (sv): Gustav (IV) Adolf (1778–1837), kronprins av Sverige, på gunghäst, 1784 Label (en): Gustav (IV) Adolf (1778–1837), Crown Prince of Sweden, on a Rocking Horse, 1784
DescriptionDescription: Returning from his Italian tour in the summer of 1784, Gustav III received this full-length portrait of his son as a gift from Queen Sofia Magdalena. The crown prince is sitting on a life-like rocking horse, covered in shining sealskin and with a saddle and bridle of leather. The page pulling him round what are now the Vita Havet assembly rooms is Georg Jonas von Wright. Breda’s sizeable fee caused a conflict with the queen, who queried the price.
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