Frederick Adolf (1750–1803), Prince of Sweden, Gustav III:s Brother, 1771

Alexander Roslin (1718 - 1793)

Artist/Maker

Artist: Alexander Roslin (1718 - 1793)

DatesSigned: Sign. 1770

Material / Technique

Oil on canvas

Dimensionsh x w: Mått 82 x 65 cm h x w x d: Ram 115 x 89 x 10 cm

Inventory numberNMGrh 1991

AcqusitionTransfer 1990 from the Collections of paintings, NM 1341 (Gift 1879 from Baroness Anna Adelswärd, b. Macnamara)

Other titlesTitle (sv): Fredrik Adolf, (1750-1803), prins av Sverige, Gustav III:s bror Title (en): Frederick Adolf (1750–1803), Prince of Sweden, Gustav III:s Brother, 1771 Label (en): Duke Fredrik Adolf, (1750-1803), Gustav III:s Brother, Prince of Sweden

DescriptionDescription: Crown Prince Gustav, the future Gustav III, arrived in Paris with his youngest brother, Duke Frederick Adolf, on 4 February 1771. Amongst a busy schedule of events, the princes sat for Roslin in the mornings. Although their visit was cut short, the artist had time to make studies of their faces. These then formed the basis for several head-and-shoulders portraits, as well as for Roslin’s large painting of the three brothers.

Depicted Person

Prince Fredrik Adolf (1750 - 1803)

Collection

Paintings (Paintings)

MaterialDuk, Oil paint

TechniquePainting

External links

Wikidata: http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q18588485

Additional texteDescription: Duke Fredrik Adolf undertook a Grand Tour in 1776, which lasted about a year and included Italy. His cicerones were the painter Louis Masreliez and sculptor Johan Tobias Sergel, who also produced a marble portrait of the duke in Rome. The duke’s studies of buildings and Antique ruins influenced the reconstructions of his palace at Tullgarn in the years after he returned to Sweden.