Gustaf Mauritz Armfelt (1757-1814), count, baron, major, the governor, married to countess Hedvig Ulrika De la Gardie

Adolf Ulrik Wertmüller (1751 - 1811)

Artist/Maker

Artist: Adolf Ulrik Wertmüller (1751 - 1811)

DatesSigned: Signed 1785

Material / Technique

Oil on canvas

Dimensionsh x w: Mått 73 x 58,5 cm h x w x d: Ram 119,5 x 79,5 x 10,5 cm

Inventory numberNMGrh 2350

AcqusitionTransferred 1951-08-31 from the Painting Collection, NM 1037 (Gustaf III Collection)

Other titlesTitle (sv): Gustaf Mauritz Armfelt (1757-1814), greve, friherre, major, överståthållare, gift med grevinnan Hedvig Ulrika De la Gardie Title (en): Gustaf Mauritz Armfelt (1757-1814), count, baron, major, the governor, married to countess Hedvig Ulrika De la Gardie Label (sv): Gustaf Mauritz Armfelt, friherre, överståthållare Label (en): Gustaf Mauritz Armfelt, Baron, Governor

DescriptionDescription: Gustaf Mauritz Armfelt, courtier and protégé of Gustav III, here wears a Scythian costume. Such theatrical dress became popular after Gluck’s Iphigenia in Tauris was first preformed in Paris in 1779. Four years later it was staged in Stockholm. Armfelt was famed for his fine, androgynous face, but his body was more like that of an elephant, according to duchess Hedvig Elisabeth Charlotta. Armfelt guarded artist’s interests at court.

Depicted Person

Gustaf Mauritz Armfelt (1757 - 1814)

Collection

Paintings (Paintings)

MaterialOil paint, Duk

TechniquePainting

Object category

painting

External links

Wikidata: http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q18581668

Additional texteDescription: Gustaf Mauritz Armfelt, courtier and protégé of Gustav III, here wears a Scythian costume. Such theatrical dress became popular after Gluck’s Iphigenia in Tauris was first preformed in Paris in 1779. Four years later it was staged in Stockholm. Armfelt was famed for his fine, androgynous face, but his body was more like that of an elephant, according to duchess Hedvig Elisabeth Charlotta. Armfelt guarded artist’s interests at court.